Meanings
comparative more big-hearted · comparative bigger-hearted · superlative most big-hearted · superlative biggest-hearted
- alternativeAlternative form of bighearted.
“Why, I’m the biggest-hearted guy in the world,” he said. “I wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
1993 February 2, Mal Florence, “[Tommy] Bolt Wants It Known He Was More a Swinger Than a Flinger”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jun 20252 more examples
Honest, humble, loyal, complicated, as grateful for his success as he was unaffected by it, as respectful as he was respected, as generous as he was gifted. He was big, but even bigger-hearted.
2013 June 20, Steven Zaillian, quotee, “Reactions to the Death of James Gandolfini”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022A dark and powerful horror film about Celtic myth and mental health, plus Pam Grier shines in Quentin Tarantino’s biggest-hearted movie ever
2023 December 1, Simon Wardell, “You Are Not My Mother to Jackie Brown: the seven best films to watch on TV this week”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2023
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