big-hearted

See also: bighearted

English

Adjective

big-hearted (comparative more big-hearted or bigger-hearted, superlative most big-hearted or biggest-hearted)

1. Alternative form of bighearted.
   • 1993 February 2, Mal Florence, “[Tommy] Bolt Wants It Known He Was More a Swinger Than a Flinger”, in Los Angeles Times‎, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 June 2025:

     “Why, I’m the biggest-hearted guy in the world,” he said. “I wouldn’t hurt a fly.”

   • 2013 June 20, Steven Zaillian, quotee, “Reactions to the Death of James Gandolfini”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     Honest, humble, loyal, complicated, as grateful for his success as he was unaffected by it, as respectful as he was respected, as generous as he was gifted. He was big, but even bigger-hearted.

   • 2023 December 1, Simon Wardell, “You Are Not My Mother to Jackie Brown: the seven best films to watch on TV this week”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 December 2023:

     A dark and powerful horror film about Celtic myth and mental health, plus Pam Grier shines in Quentin Tarantino’s biggest-hearted movie ever

Derived terms

• big-heartedly
• big-heartedness

Anagrams

• gebhardite