hearted

adjective heart·ed \ ˈhär-təd \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of hearted

1 : having a heart especially of a specified kind —usually used in combination

a fainthearted leader

a lighthearted wanderer

2 : seated in the heart

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Knowing this in advance won’t make the movie any less punishing: Between the indignities suffered by Pete and the steady trickle of misfortunes that befall perceptive, open-hearted Charley, Lean on Pete is a workout.

— stephanie zacharek, Time, "Lean on Pete Has Too Much Horse Heartbreak to Bear," 30 Mar. 2018
These two sides of Far Cry 5 — the half-hearted attempt at a serious story and the bombastic action game — never gel.

— andrew webster, The Verge, "Far Cry 5’s half-hearted attempt at politics ruins the fun," 29 Mar. 2018
Terry was big hearted, generous and a joy to all who knew him.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Terrence Alan Macdonald," 26 Mar. 2018
Michael’s journey from idealistic World War II veteran to hard-hearted gangster is the emotional crux of Coppola’s crime saga, and Pacino sells it by never exploding with anger, or doing anything to make the transformation obvious.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "The Many Eras of Al Pacino's Stardom," 25 Mar. 2018
Twitter made half-hearted whack-a-mole attempts to shut down ISIS accounts.

— renee diresta, WIRED, "How ISIS and Russia Won Friends and Manufactured Crowds," 8 Mar. 2018
The rabbits’ savior – and maybe Thomas’, too – is Bea (Rose Byrne), a kind-hearted animal lover who lives next door.

— sandy cohen, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Earnest ‘Peter Rabbit’ sure to delight young fans," 9 Feb. 2018
Delivering something just light hearted and fun is the root at what beer is all about.

— CBS News, "Super Bowl 2018 commercials shy from politics and mind their manners," 4 Feb. 2018
The tension between his big-hearted and laid-back persona and that bundle of fast-twitch muscle is part of his legacy.

— shawn windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State's Miles Bridges ready for NBA draft; Jaren Jackson Jr. not," 28 Mar. 2018

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in the meaning defined at sense 1

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