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stronghearted

stronghearted

See also: strong-hearted

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stronghearted (comparative more stronghearted, superlative most stronghearted)

  1. Resilient, enduring.
    • 2012, Christopher Amatobi, Many Moons Ago in Africa, ISBN 1477151389, page 389:
      To lose two sons in one day was indeed overwhelming and could crack any stronghearted man.
  2. Brave, courageous.
    • 1997, Jean Paul de Lagrave, Voltaire's Man in America, ISBN 1552070077, page 330:
      It is according to the same principles that tyrants declare an irreconcilable hatred for Truth and endeavour to crush those who are stronghearted enough to announce it.