What does dog-hearted mean?
Dog-hearted means (archaic, rare) Inhuman; cruel..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic, rare) Inhuman; cruel..
A ſoueraigne ſhame ſo elbows him his own vnkindnes That ſtript her from his benediction turnd her, To forraine caſualties gaue her deare rights, To his dog-harted daughters […]
“How many of you dog-hearted giants are left?” Roadstrum called loudly. “Only myself,” came the strong voice of Bjorn. “Come out the two of you and we will see who is dog-hearted.”
“You dog-hearted wretch!” sputtered Martin with water streaming down his hair and face.
He'd have to be a dog-hearted barnacle not to taste your good intentions.
How do the dog-hearted get through the day when they're not ransacking graves?
We're gonna drag their dog-hearted king out into the sunlight and watch him sizzle!
A bunch of spleeny dog-hearted farts.
Was Abraham Lincoln's mother dog-hearted? Did the mother of Napoleon waste her time crying because her poodle had the colic?
Use dog-hearted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dog-hearted means (archaic, rare) Inhuman; cruel..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A ſoueraigne ſhame ſo elbows him his own vnkindnes That ſtript her from his benediction turnd her, To forraine caſualties gaue her deare rights, To his dog-harted daughters […]
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