Dog-hearted
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Inhuman; cruel. archaic, rare
"A ſoueraigne ſhame ſo elbows him his own vnkindnes That ſtript her from his benediction turnd her, To forraine caſualties gaue her deare rights, To his dog-harted daughters […]"
- 2 Very fond of dogs.
"Was Abraham Lincoln's mother dog-hearted? Did the mother of Napoleon waste her time crying because her poodle had the colic?"
- 3 Subservient and lowly, like a pet dog.
"The measureless squalor, the calm, house-broken, dog-hearted, subjected, abjected, subtracted, contracted, signed sealed and delivered."
Example
More examples"A ſoueraigne ſhame ſo elbows him his own vnkindnes That ſtript her from his benediction turnd her, To forraine caſualties gaue her deare rights, To his dog-harted daughters […]"
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