"right-hearted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more right-hearted [comparative], most right-hearted [superlative]
Etymology: From right + heart + -ed. Compare Old English rihtheort (“upright in heart; right-hearted”), Old High German rehtherze (“upright in heart”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heart|ed}} heart + -ed, {{compound|en|right|<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">heart</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-ed</i>}} right + heart + -ed, {{cog|ang|rihtheort||upright in heart; right-hearted}} Old English rihtheort (“upright in heart; right-hearted”), {{cog|goh|rehtherze||upright in heart}} Old High German rehtherze (“upright in heart”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} right-hearted (comparative more right-hearted, superlative most right-hearted)
  1. Having a right heart or disposition; good-hearted. Related terms: right-minded, right-sided heart failure, right heart failure
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