stout-hearted
brave and resolute; dauntless.
Origin of stout-hearted
1Other words from stout-hearted
- stout-heart·ed·ly, adverb
- stout-heart·ed·ness, noun
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How to use stout-hearted in a sentence
Even the stouthearted Captain and the faithful mate, blear-eyed and haggard from loss of sleep, were filled with wonder.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheonPeggy was asked if she would do it, and being a stouthearted lass she consented, for a round sum, to try it.
The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne's Temptation | A. M. BarnardWhat ripples from the seething capitals will stir the placid thoughts of your stouthearted peasants?
Where the Sabots Clatter Again | Katherine ShortallMany of them had lost their all, yet the worst sufferers seemed by far the most stouthearted of the forlorn crowd.
The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' | Percy F. WestermanAnd it was open war with the Jesuits for which those stouthearted sailors longed.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete | John Lothrop Motley
British Dictionary definitions for stouthearted
/ (ˌstaʊtˈhɑːtɪd) /
valiant; brave
Derived forms of stouthearted
- stoutheartedly, adverb
- stoutheartedness, noun
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