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adjective

Hearty adj. (compar. heartier; superl. heartiest)

Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government. "Full of hearty tears For our good father's loss."

Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty man; hearty timber.

Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal.

Synonyms: Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous. Hearty, Cordial, Sincere. Hearty implies honesty and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings are expressed; sincere implies that this expression corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man should be hearty in his attachment to his friends, cordial in his reception of them to his house, and sincere in his offers to assist them.

noun

Hearty n. (pl. hearties) Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.

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Etymology of 'Hearty'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hearty" Quotes from Famous Books

... the squire went on, pointing wearily with his stick at the head of a young man done in oils. "The son of my oldest friend—my dear old friend Merriman. I never told you of him. Nine years ago, Desmond—nine years ago, my old friend was as hale and hearty a man as myself, and George was the apple of his eye. They were for the king—God save him!-and when word came that Prince Charles was marching south from Scotland, they arranged secretly with a party of loyal gentlemen to join him. But I hung back; I had ...

— In Clive's Command - A Story of the Fight for India • Herbert Strang

... be owned," replied Brotteaux, "that in their hearty desire to hang the pilferer, these folks were like to do a mischief to this good cleric, to his champion and to his champion's champion. Their avarice itself and their selfish eagerness to safeguard their own welfare were motives enough; the thief in attacking one of them threatened all; ...

— The Gods are Athirst • Anatole France

... and accordingly he took every opportunity to declare that he would never part with an inch of his land while he was in the flesh. A wag in the neighborhood had expressed the opinion that the old gentleman waxed hale and hearty on his own bile. He was certainly a churlish individual in his general bearing toward his fellow-beings, and violent in his prejudices. For the last ten years his favorite prophecy had been that the country was going ...

— The Law-Breakers and Other Stories • Robert Grant

... There's a sight o' difference between good upland fruit and the sposhy apples that grows in wet ground. An' I take it that the bar'l has an influence: some bar'ls kind of wilt cider and some smarten it up, and keep it hearty. Lord! what stuff some folks are willin' to set before ye! 'tain't wuth the name o' cider, nor no better than the rensin's ...

— A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches • Sarah Orne Jewett

... he cried; and to the man's keen delight Punch thrust the pair of boots into his hands and gave him a hearty slap on the back. "It's all right, comrade," cried the boy. "Foots soon gets hard when you ain't got no shoes. Nature soles and heels them with her own leather. Lots of our chaps have chucked their boots away, and ...

— !Tention - A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War • George Manville Fenn

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