stout-hearted

[ stout-hahr-tid ]
/ ˈstaʊtˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

brave and resolute; dauntless.

Origin of stout-hearted

First recorded in 1645–55

OTHER WORDS FROM stout-hearted

stout-heart·ed·ly, adverb stout-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby stout-hearted

Example sentences from the Web for stouthearted

  • Peggy was asked if she would do it, and being a stouthearted lass she consented, for a round sum, to try it.

  • Many of them had lost their all, yet the worst sufferers seemed by far the most stouthearted of the forlorn crowd.

    The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' |Percy F. Westerman
  • What ripples from the seething capitals will stir the placid thoughts of your stouthearted peasants?

    Where the Sabots Clatter Again |Katherine Shortall
  • Even the stouthearted Captain and the faithful mate, blear-eyed and haggard from loss of sleep, were filled with wonder.

    West Wind Drift |George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for stouthearted

stouthearted
/ (ˌstaʊtˈhɑːtɪd) /

adjective

valiant; brave

Derived forms of stouthearted

stoutheartedly, adverb stoutheartedness, noun