Gentle-hearted
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Kind and compassionate.
"I am not sure how our "gentle-hearted" little girl will take the sight of the sheep's death, but when it happens she seems as matter-of-fact as the other two children."
- 2 Meek and mild.
"Were these that worshipped here more reverential of the dead? or more affectionate in attachments unsevered by the grave? or more abundant in resources to procure what gentle-hearted poverty might sigh for in vain, a monument, or tablet, or grave stone;"
- 3 Refined and cultivated, high-born archaic
"And here's to right our gentle-hearted King!"
Example
More examples"I am not sure how our "gentle-hearted" little girl will take the sight of the sheep's death, but when it happens she seems as matter-of-fact as the other two children."
Etymology
From gentle + hearted.
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