souled

American  

[sohld] / soʊld /

adjective

1. having a specified kind of soul (used in combination).

   His labors will be recognized as those of an ardent patriot, great advocate, and whole-souled statesman.

   This is the tale of a young, innocent, pure-souled girl confronted with staggering tests of her inner strength.

2. having a soul.

   Robotics raises many issues of the artificial, the human, and the boundaries between the souled and the nonsouled.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsouled
  adjective
• unsouled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of souled

First recorded in 1350–1400; soul ( def. ) + -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

For one thing he must have loved nature with whole souled devotion, for he sought to reflect her moods and inspirations in his compositions.

From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Brower, Harriette

And Virgil, we cannot imagine any high- souled, refined woman knowing the tender Virgil without a respectful and affectionate attachment.

From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville

He was one of those large souled creatures with a hunger for unlimited advice, upon which he never acted.

From The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence

Ah, ah!" breathed madame, warningly, "you are one of those great hearted, soft souled women who suffer affairs of the heart to trouble them.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie

Before the high souled chief they bent, With circling steps around him went, And then with bitter wailing, they Departed each his several way.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)