good-hearted
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- good-heartedly adverb
- good-heartedness noun
- goodheartedly adverb
- goodheartedness noun
Etymology
Origin of good-hearted
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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There it all is: the earnestness, the goofy slacker-speak, the gracious and good-hearted honoring of other people’s good works.
From Washington Post
A good-hearted convict who cherished his then-preteen daughter and wanted to go straight.
From Seattle Times
A good-hearted convict who cherished his then preteen daughter and wanted to go straight.
From Seattle Times
Eden’s mother, Danielle, agreed to the arrangement, so she could get a needed break from her good-hearted but turbulent daughter.
From Washington Post
Who will be there when all the good-hearted, well-intentioned teachers finally become fed up with being lambasted by the left and the right for what amounts to simple human imperfection?
From Washington Post
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