PUREHEARTED Definition & Meaning

purehearted

[ pyoor-hahr-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

(of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.

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First recorded in 1825–35; pure + hearted

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And not even a purehearted birder – a lister!

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The just cannot die for the unjust, the purehearted for the sinner, the merciful for the cruel.

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But some of Tryon's best scenes show the lofty-minded Fields and his purehearted poets haggling about percentages.

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