good-hearted
Americanadjective
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Origin of good-hearted
First recorded in 1545–55
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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
Peggy Jo Tallas was, by all accounts, the classic good-hearted Texas woman.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
Noting the show’s timely themes, Times television critic Robert Lloyd called it a “perfectly decent, good-hearted, unsurprisingly sentimental miniseries” in his review.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
While that was quickly cancelled, Warner came to be associated with stable, good-hearted guys whose lives are more together than those of their friends.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
That was what troubled me the most about Liam—if he was any more trusting and good-hearted, he would have been a Boy Scout.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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