black-hearted

American  

[blak-hahr-tid] / ˈblækˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

1. disposed to doing or wishing evil; malevolent; malicious.

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Other Word Forms

• black-heartedly adverb
• black-heartedness noun

Etymology

Origin of black-hearted

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Just as Crane shifted from war reportage to black-hearted poems, Auster has pivoted from the noir-inspired “New York Trilogy” to abstract, Beckett-esque works like “Travels in the Scriptorium.”

From Los Angeles Times

The film and the actors alike go a long way to conveying the nuances of both women – Ashley is not an underdog dishing out just deserts and Veronica isn’t some black-hearted villainess.

From The Guardian

Monet, she said, is “very black-hearted, and if you get in her way, it can be really bad for you. It’s going to be her way or no way. When the new money starts rolling in, she turns into an even bigger monster.”

From Los Angeles Times

To play the father, the Safdies cast Ronald Bronstein, who was known for directing an intimate, black-hearted 2007 drama called “Frownland.”

From The New Yorker

The 2015 BBC remake of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” offered a similar collection of very naughty people in a very big house, but stayed true to the black-hearted magic trick of a truly great mystery's twist.

From Salon