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largehearted

American  
[lahrj-hahr-tid] / ˈlɑrdʒˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.


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Etymology

Origin of largehearted

First recorded in 1635–45; large + hearted

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Tyler Childers, an neotraditional country and Americana singer/songwriter from Kentucky writes country songs telling the stories of progressive politics and largehearted humanity in rural America.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2023

Ewan Goddard is thoroughly up to the task, giving a tour de force performance of this largehearted tale of self-acceptance and healing amid a dizzyingly and delightfully off-kilter world.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2023

Villagers called Schurr “Okebe,” meaning largehearted, the pastor wrote.

From Seattle Times Apr. 27, 2022

Stroke by patient stroke, the poems in this largehearted and essential selection from Walcott, now 84, are the work of a painterly hand.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2014

Chancellor Bland referred often to the "largehearted Christian gentlemen who gave of their substance to promote the moral and educational life of the state."

From The Vision Splendid by William MacLeod Raine

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