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gentlehearted

adj

Etymology

From gentle + hearted.

  1. inherited from herted
  2. compounded as gentlehearted — “gentle + hearted”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gentle-hearted.

    • Unfortunately, meek, kind, gentlehearted Annamaria had cultivated the two most lamentable, most damning traits known to womanhood: She was nice.
    • Lady Swinburne was watching him covertly and read some of his thoughts, for she was a discerning gentlehearted woman.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA