heartsome
Americanadjective
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giving cheer, spirit, or courage.
a heartsome wine.
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cheerful; spirited.
heartsome lads and lasses.
adjective
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cheering or encouraging
heartsome news
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gay; cheerful
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Origin of heartsome
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In a few days the maist o' the men were as heartsome and blithe as if naething had happened.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
And above all and swamping all the endless talk of a busy, heartsome farm-town!
From The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
"Light's heartsome," quo' the thief to the Lammas mune.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
"You have a heartsome voice," said the singing master, coming closer to Sally, and speaking in his own rich bass.
From Maid Sally by Harriet A. Cheever
The heartsome sound of cheering accompanied all the way.
From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan
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