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hearty(dictionary)
hearty(dictionary)
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Hearty Lentil Stew(recipes)
Hearty Pasta and Chickpea Chowder(recipes)

hearty (iou)



hearty adjective, adverb, & noun. ['h¨»:ti] LME.
[from HEART noun + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Orig., courageous, bold. Now, zealous in support of a person, cause, etc.; energetic, enthusiastic. Also, of the nature of a hearty (sense C.2 below). LME.
Ld Macaulay Two of the allied powers..were hearty in the common cause. P. Roth I knew about Palestine and the hearty Jewish teenagers there reclaiming the desert.
b. Giving unrestrained expression to the feelings; vehement, vigorous. M17.
K. Amis Rarely in the past could the theatre have rung with so much happy, hearty laughter.
Heartfelt, genuine, sincere. Also, kindly, affectionate; genial. LME.
Lytton No hearty welcoming smile on his face. B. T. Washington I received very hearty congratulations.
b. Of or pertaining to the inner feelings. rare. M16.
In good health; robust, hale. M16.
R. C. Sherriff He is a big hearty man;..full of vigour.
b. Of soil: fertile. L16.
c. Of timber: strong, durable; consisting of heartwood. E17.
Of food: nourishing, invigorating. Of a meal: satisfying to the appetite, ample. L16.
Spenser Ech drunk an harty draught. G. Vidal It is Rusty's favourite restaurant for the food is profoundly hearty.
b. adverb. Heartily. non-standard. M18.
C. noun.
A hearty or vigorous person. M19.
spec. An extrovert, outgoing person involved in sport and social activities; an athlete as opp. to an aesthete. Orig. Univ. slang. E20.
A. Powell Militarily moustached, bluff in demeanour, apparently a hearty of hearties.
heartily adverb ME.
heartiness noun M16.