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best-hearted

best-hearted is the superlative form of good-hearted.

Meaning of good-hearted

Adjective

good-hearted (comparative more good-hearted or better-hearted, superlative most good-hearted or best-hearted)

  1. (idiomatic) Kind and well-intentioned.
    • Good-hearted fellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 192

Questions about best-hearted

What is best-hearted the superlative form of?
Best-hearted is the superlative form of good-hearted.

Words near best-hearted in the dictionary

  1. best-developed
  2. best-disposed
  3. best-formed
  4. best-groomed
  5. best-grounded
  6. best-hearted
  7. best-humored
  8. best-humoured
  9. best-hung
  10. best-informed
  11. best-intentioned

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