toughhearted
toughhearted adjective: surly; tending to repress the softer emotions.
Adjective
toughhearted (comparative more toughhearted, superlative most toughhearted)
- Surly; tending to repress the softer emotions.
- Some folks think me a toughhearted old fellow, and so I am; but that scene was more than I could bear without shedding tears.1854, John Greenleaf Whittier, Literary Recreations and Miscellanies, page 225
- The state of medicine being what it was in 1918, not a great deal could be done about the Cardinal's blood pressure. It was his cross, and for the most part he bore the cranial agony with toughhearted contempt. But today the headache was unbearable, and the Cardinal's temper was that of a bear...1950, Henry Morton Robinson, The Cardinal
Examples of toughhearted in a sentence
- It was his cross, and for the most part he bore the cranial agony with toughhearted contempt.1950, Henry Morton Robinson, The Cardinal:
- Without it, how can I lay out the untamed lustful graspingness, the secret toughhearted avarice, of the old ambition?2017, Cynthia Ozick, The Din in the Head:
Forms of toughhearted
| comparative | more toughhearted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most toughhearted |
Origin of toughhearted
From tough + hearted.
Questions about toughhearted
- What does toughhearted mean?
- Toughhearted means surly; tending to repress the softer emotions.
- How do you use toughhearted in a sentence?
- It was his cross, and for the most part he bore the cranial agony with toughhearted contempt.
- What part of speech is toughhearted?
- Toughhearted is an adjective.
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