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Meaning: (idiomatic)Kindandwell-intentioned.1887, Harriet W. Daly,Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page192:Good-heartedfellows in their way, true to each other, and invariably gentle and courteous to women, is the much-maligned and misunderstood digger.1925,L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “A Supreme Moment”, inEmily Climbs, New York, N.Y.:A. L. Burt Company,page130:It’s sweet of you to forgive her, Emily dear. Youarebetter-heartedthan I am. I’m afraid I couldneverpardon any one who had made me such a laughing stock.2010,Dilly Court, chapter 14, inA Mother’s Secret, London: Arrow Books,Random House, published2011,→ISBN,page263:‘My pa is thebest-heartedman in all of London,’ Lottie said, spooning pease pudding onto the plates. ‘He’s never turned anyone from the door or walked past a beggar on the streets.’2012April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, inThe Onion AV Club[1]:But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are toogood-heartedand sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer behind it.
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