hearty
adjective
1. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- a hearty welcome
Similar word(s): warm
2. providing abundant nourishment
- a hearty meal
Similar word(s): wholesome, satisfying, solid, square, substantial
3. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
- a hearty glow of health
Similar word(s): healthy, lusty
4. consuming abundantly and with gusto
- a hearty (or healthy) appetite
Similar word(s): healthy
5. without reservation
- hearty support
Similar word(s): complete
Sentences with hearty as an adjective:
- a hearty welcome;
- a hearty handshake;
- hearty food;
noun
1. (obsolete or humorous nautical) a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.