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hearty

[ hahr-tee ]

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.


noun

, Archaic.
, plural heart·ies.
  1. a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
  2. a sailor.

hearty

/ ˈhɑːtɪ /

adjective

  1. warm and unreserved in manner or behaviour
  2. vigorous and enthusiastic

    a hearty slap on the back

  3. sincere and heartfelt

    hearty dislike

  4. healthy and strong (esp in the phrase hale and hearty )
  5. substantial and nourishing


noun

  1. a comrade, esp a sailor
  2. a vigorous sporting man

    a rugby hearty

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Derived Forms

  • ˈheartiness, noun

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Other Words From

  • hearti·ness noun
  • over·hearti·ness noun
  • over·hearty adjective
  • quasi-hearty adjective
  • super·hearti·ness noun
  • super·hearty adjective
  • un·hearty adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hearty1

First recorded in 1350–1400, hearty is from the Middle English word herti. See heart, -y 1

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Idioms and Phrases

see hale and hearty .

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Example Sentences

“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.

Asked what kind of support he got from rank-and-file Democrats, he paused before replying with a hearty laugh.

On vacation in Crete, Michlin and his wife were looking for a good, hearty meal.

So the question was, how do we design a chip hearty, while keeping it thin?

Such men complain about being seen as “pieces of meat,” but the complaints rarely seem hearty, or fully meant.

Mr. Brown seizes the proffered member, and gives it as hearty a pressure as the publicity of the occasion will permit.

Great preparations had been made, and the success must have been perfect to win so general and hearty a commendation.

He had a red, jolly face, divided unequally by a great black moustache, and his manner was hearty.

The nod of assent was given, and the permission put in force with hearty good will.

This was a very strong expression of approbation, and an uncommonly hearty welcome from a person of Mr. Sikess temperament.

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