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hearty
hearty /ˈhɑːti $ ˈhɑːrti/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: heartened ≠ disheartened, hearteningdisheartening, heartless, hearty; noun: heart, heartlessness, heartiness; adverb: heartily, heartlessly, hearteninglydishearteningly; verb: heartendishearten
1. happy and friendly and usually loud:
    a hearty laugh
2. old-fashioned strong and healthy ⇨ hale and hearty at hale
3. a hearty meal is very large
4. especially British English with a friendly, noisy, and happy manner that is not sincere
—heartiness noun [uncountable]
heartily