hale and hearty

Idioms  

1. In robust good health, as in After her long bout with pneumonia, I was glad to see her hale and hearty. This redundant expression, since both hale and hearty here mean “healthy,” probably survives owing to its pleasing alliteration. [Mid-1800s]

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hale and hearty

A hale and hearty speed signifies that your body’s systems—including your heart, lungs, muscles and nervous system—are working well together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Keep that in mind when taking the pulse of broadcast and cable in its current state, which is far from hale and hearty.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023

Gaining any new clarity about surging reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, will take time, better data gathering and diagnostic tools and, perhaps most importantly, a hale and hearty dose of nit-picking scientific scrutiny.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2023

Back in 1995 he is no longer ailing, but hale and hearty and 40-something himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022

"Stubborn or craven, what does it matter? Ser Cortnay Penrose seemed hale and hearty to me."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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