heart-whole

[ hahrt-hohl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

heart-whole

First recorded in 1425–75; heart ( def ) + whole ( def )

But each thought the other was heart-whole, and neither suspected himself of insincerity.

And there stood our three men, who laid no hand to hilt, but abode heart-whole by seeming amid the tumult.

Possessing that assurance, we shall be rich and heart-whole.

A month ago she had been heart-whole and young, a simple child.

Heart-whole, she had not yet met a man who much interested her, nor was she trying to arrange the meeting.

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