good-hearted
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of good-hearted
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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Baseball is fleeting, a bit of good-hearted nationalism doubly so.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
Samantha’s father hires Nana away from her grimy pub-cleaning job to answer the phone at his taxi service: a good-hearted gesture or a bribe to keep her and Janey quiet?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
In these awful, uncertain times, it is heartening that “Star Trek,” that most good-hearted, proudly progressive of space operas, continues to create new missions for fresh multiplanetary crews of explorers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
Peggy Jo Tallas was, by all accounts, the classic good-hearted Texas woman.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
Reluctantly, I concluded that they were the hands of a good-hearted but second-rate person.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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