black-hearted

[ blak-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. disposed to doing or wishing evil; malevolent; malicious.

Other Words From

• black-hearted·ly adverb
• black-hearted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of black-hearted¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Now Joffrey, the Starks' black-hearted antithesis, has met a similar fate.

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That black-hearted villain, Hidayut Khan, wanted more than his share of plunder on many occasions, and was refused it.

From Project Gutenberg

He was about to dart out from his hiding-place upon those black-hearted wretches, when a third person stepped into the chamber.

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We may be taken dead, but while a breath of life remains, we will never surrender to black-hearted Turks.

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McCune, from the supposed security of the foretop-gallant yard, had cursed him for a black-hearted bucko.

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The black-hearted villain of melodrama isn't a patch on me when I'm stirred.

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