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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
black---heart-ed
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From black + hearted.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more black-hearted (comparative) most black-hearted (superlative) blackhearted (alternative)

Synonyms

evil-minded immoral malign abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous baneful base

Questions

What does black-hearted mean?
Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
Where does black-hearted come from?
From black + hearted.

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