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largehearted

American  
[lahrj-hahr-tid] / ˈlɑrdʒˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.


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Origin of largehearted

First recorded in 1635–45; large + hearted

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Tyler Childers, an neotraditional country and Americana singer/songwriter from Kentucky writes country songs telling the stories of progressive politics and largehearted humanity in rural America.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2023

Ewan Goddard is thoroughly up to the task, giving a tour de force performance of this largehearted tale of self-acceptance and healing amid a dizzyingly and delightfully off-kilter world.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

It’s just hard to believe that it steered a slightly crooked, often endearing and largehearted man into total depravity.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Villagers called Schurr “Okebe,” meaning largehearted, the pastor wrote.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

In the midst of abundance, her appetite was for plain food, yet she was no ascetic or prude, but a largehearted, sensible woman, sober and serious but genial too.

From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

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