purehearted

[ pyoor-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.

Word History and Origins

Origin of purehearted¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pure + hearted

Example Sentences

And not even a purehearted birder – a lister!

From The Guardian

The just cannot die for the unjust, the purehearted for the sinner, the merciful for the cruel.

From Project Gutenberg

But some of Tryon's best scenes show the lofty-minded Fields and his purehearted poets haggling about percentages.

From Time Magazine Archive

This counsel, given by the purehearted William Penn, in a former age, is about to be followed in the present.

From Project Gutenberg

This counsel, given by the purehearted William Penn, in a former age, is about to be followed in the present.

From Project Gutenberg