good-hearted
adj/ɡʊd.hɑː.təd//ɡʊd.hɑɹ.təd/US
Etymology
From Middle English gode herted.
- inherited from gode herted
Definitions
Kind and well-intentioned.
- Good-hearted fellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger.
- It’s sweet of you to forgive her, Emily dear. You are better-hearted than I am. I’m afraid I could never pardon any one who had made me such a laughing stock.
- ‘My pa is the best-hearted man in all of London,’ Lottie said, spooning pease pudding onto the plates. ‘He’s never turned anyone from the door or walked past a beggar on the streets.’
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for good-hearted. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA