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hearty

[hahr-tee]
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adjective, heart·i·er, heart·i·est.
  1. warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
  2. genuine; sincere; heartfelt: hearty approval; hearty dislike.
  3. completely devoted; wholehearted: hearty support.
  4. exuberant; unrestrained: hearty laughter.
  5. violent; forceful: a hearty push; a hearty kick.
  6. physically vigorous; strong and well: hale and hearty.
  7. substantial; abundant; nourishing: a hearty meal.
  8. enjoying or requiring abundant food: a hearty appetite.
  9. (of soil) fertile.
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noun, plural heart·ies. Archaic.
  1. a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
  2. a sailor.
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Origin of hearty

First recorded in 1350–1400, hearty is from the Middle English word herti. See heart, -y1
Related formsheart·i·ness, nouno·ver·heart·i·ness, nouno·ver·heart·y, adjectivequa·si-heart·y, adjectivesu·per·heart·i·ness, nounsu·per·heart·y, adjectiveun·heart·y, adjective
Can be confusedhardy hearty
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Related Words

cordialgenerousgenuineheartfeltgenialwarmexuberantcheerypassionatesincereebullientrobustglowingnourishingaffableanimatedardentavidcheerfuldeep

Examples from the Web for heartiest

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  • It was the law of the land, however, which had his heartiest abhorrence.

    Confessions Of Con Cregan

    Charles James Lever

  • And then goes on with her snipping and paring with the heartiest unconcern.

    Molly Bawn

    Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

  • Sir Cæsar began, in his heartiest voice, to show that he bore no malice.

    Major Vigoureux

    A. T. Quiller-Couch

  • As it was, he gave him the heartiest and most dutiful of welcomes.

  • But I know exactly how they feel, and they have my heartiest sympathy.

    When Life Was Young

    C. A. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for heartiest

hearty

adjective heartier or heartiest
  1. warm and unreserved in manner or behaviour
  2. vigorous and enthusiastica hearty slap on the back
  3. sincere and heartfelthearty dislike
  4. healthy and strong (esp in the phrase hale and hearty)
  5. substantial and nourishing
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noun informal
  1. a comrade, esp a sailor
  2. a vigorous sporting mana rugby hearty
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Derived Formsheartiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for heartiest

hearty

adj.

late 14c., "courageous; spirited, zealous;" also "loyal, faithful; sagacious, wise," from heart + -y (2). Related: Heartiness.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with heartiest

hearty

see hale and hearty.

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