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Definition of Hearteningly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearteningly
Literary usage of Hearteningly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America by Bibliographical Society of America (1917)
"It is already almost dis- hearteningly abundant. In future years only organized
groups of scholars can deal with it adequately, and in time they are likely ..."
2. Our Struggle for the Fourteenth Colony: Canada, and the American Revolution by Justin Harvey Smith (1907)
"I enclose you two Resolutions of Congress,' he wrote dis- hearteningly to the
over-taxed Sullivan; 'I have not much hopes that either of them will have the ..."
3. The Fireside Sphinx by Agnes Repplier (1901)
"... domesticated in Babylon or Assyria ; and what scanty information we can gather
as the centuries roll on is of a dis- hearteningly fabulous character. ..."
4. Little Theater Classics by Samuel Atkins Eliot (1922)
"Tepid it was in comparison with the blaze and bubble of Europe's carnival
romanticism, but hearteningly it showed that the romantic spirit had reached a ..."
5. The Road to France: The Transportation of Troops and Military Supplies, 1917 by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"... sumptuous room equipped with easy chairs, broad tables, numerous reading lamps,
and a great fireplace that blazed hearteningly in cool or cold weather. ..."
6. The Giant Hand: Our Mobilization and Control of Industry and Natural by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"... sumptuous room equipped with easy chairs, broad tables, numerous reading lamps,
and a great fireplace that blazed hearteningly in cool or cold weather. ..."
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