- [usually before noun] showing friendly feelings for somebody
- a hearty welcome
- The Colonel gave me a hearty handshake.
- (sometimes disapproving) loud, cheerful and full of energy
- a hearty and boisterous fellow
- a hearty voice
- Her laugh was far too hearty to be genuine.
- [only before noun] (of a meal ) large; making you feel full
- a hearty breakfast
- [only before noun] (of your appetite) large; making you want to eat a lot
- to have a hearty appetite
- [usually before noun] showing that you feel strongly about something
- He nodded his head in hearty agreement.
- Hearty congratulations to everyone involved.
- a hearty dislike of something
Idioms
See hearty in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryhale and hearty
- (especially of an old person) strong and healthyMore Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spick and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
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