greathearted
Americanadjective
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having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
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high-spirited; courageous; fearless.
greathearted defense of liberty.
Other Word Forms
- greatheartedly adverb
- greatheartedness noun
Etymology
Origin of greathearted
1350–1400; Middle English grete hartyd
Example Sentences
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She could be as hilarious as she was profound, as scathing as she was greathearted, as meticulously surgical as she was freewheeling and fun.
From Washington Post
“You are dealing with well-intentioned, greathearted, smart, good people, but they are short-timers.”
From New York Times
By turns greathearted and grim, “The Wind Is Not a River” probes the reasons for, and the consequences of, the human practice of war.
From Seattle Times
But Keymis, Keymis and his own son—and the few valiant gentlemen—his heart lightened as he thought of them; they were brave and greathearted; they were loyal and steadfast.
From Project Gutenberg
Past and future are alike powerless over me; I live in the glorious sunlight of this summer day, under the benediction of a greathearted wine.
From Project Gutenberg
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