Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a kind heart; of mild disposition; kind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a kind or gentle disposition.
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Examples
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“My poor, gentle-hearted lassie,” Margery murmured as she rocked back and forth.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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There are a few that seem harmless, like the gentle-hearted Ira (with Forest Whitaker lending his voice for the role) and the even-tempered Douglas (reuniting Chris Cooper with Jonze 7 years after ADAPTATION).
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“My poor, gentle-hearted lassie,” Margery murmured as she rocked back and forth.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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That is a very gentle-hearted green smoking jacket, made from scratch in just a few days by the astonishingly awesome cluegirl who bears a startling resemblance to intelligentrix !
The jacket warmed slightly with bashfulness, and with hoping she’d be pleased. yuki_onna 2010
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All three stories failed to include mention of the remarkable fact of which Hillary herself had been immediately aware: that on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, that steely, gentle-hearted woman had become the first in the history of the United States of America to win a presidential primary.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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All three stories failed to include mention of the remarkable fact of which Hillary herself had been immediately aware: that on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, that steely, gentle-hearted woman had become the first in the history of the United States of America to win a presidential primary.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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All three stories failed to include mention of the remarkable fact of which Hillary herself had been immediately aware: that on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, that steely, gentle-hearted woman had become the first in the history of the United States of America to win a presidential primary.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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All three stories failed to include mention of the remarkable fact of which Hillary herself had been immediately aware: that on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, that steely, gentle-hearted woman had become the first in the history of the United States of America to win a presidential primary.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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I knew from the beginning that Sam would need a very strong, yet gentle-hearted man.
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I knew from the beginning that Sam would need a very strong, yet gentle-hearted man.
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