open-heartedly

adv — 3 senses

open-heartedly

adv

Etymology From open-hearted + -ly.

1

Frankly, honestly and sincerely.

  • Yetta Zimmerman's house may have been the most open-heartedly monochromatic structure in Brooklyn, if not in all of New York.1979, William Styron, Sophie's Choice:
  • He writes open-heartedly of his admiration of the local villagers' endurance.2012, Pattie Wright, Ray Parkin's Odyssey, →ISBN:
2

Kindly and generously.

  • When you generously, open-heartedly bless someone who has hurt or harmed you, incredible divine alchemy takes place.2015, Diana Cooper, Tim Whild, The Archangel Guide to Ascension: 55 Steps to the Light, →ISBN:
3

Without defensiveness, receptively.

  • Imposition tends to generate opposition, and life is better, I find, if you approach it with open eyes and open-heartedly.2004, Michael F. Hoyt, The Present Is a Gift: Mo' Better Stories from the World of Brief Therapy., →ISBN, page 224:

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