Added 10 October 2026 heavy-hearted adjective Categories: Obscure Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about heavy-hearted at Wordnik → Where our words come from → sad, melancholic. The mourners left the funeral heavy-hearted and silent. Related Words: melancholymelancholousmelancholicmelancholickmelancholishheartsickplaintivetristfullow-hearteddepressivebluegloomy Back to today's word