good-hearted
adjective
kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
good-heartedly
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a word derived from
good-hearted.
Example Sentences
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So instead of chewing out defenseman Connor Clifton for taking too many chances on the ice, Montgomery good-heartedly calls him Kenny Rogers, after the 1978 song, “The Gambler.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
He asked to see me play, which I did, and he laughed good-heartedly.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 26, 2016
“Nary a bit, Cholly,” he replied good-heartedly to this tentative question of mine; “glad to hev ye along o’ me, seeing as how we both hev ben a-prospectin’ the line o’ country already.”
From The Island Treasure by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
It further developed that his young blind companion belonged to a family in the parish, and that Mr. Grey had good-heartedly assumed the care of him during an outing on the river.
From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by James Kendall Hosmer
"Oh, let him sleep on my cot," interposed Harry, good-heartedly.
From The Young Engineers in Nevada Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
