darkhearted

English

Adjective

darkhearted (comparative more darkhearted, superlative most darkhearted)

1. Alternative form of dark-hearted
   1. Malevolent
      • 1866, Lionel James Trotter, The history of the British empire in India, 1844 to 1862:

        The Nana himself, his like-minded brother Bala Rao, and the darkhearted Azimoollah Khan, all died in Nepal during 1859.

   2. Unenlightened
      • 1865, The Bishop of Honolulu, The Hawaiian Islands, page 53:

        Chiefs are darkhearted and fickle.

   3. Despondent
      • 1978, Ansen Dibell, Pursuit of the Screamer, page 19:

        Fealis, First Dancer before her, had been cut down in her fourth dueldance; and Mene, before that, had been lamed and had come to feel too darkhearted for briding.

   4. Bleak
      • 1991, Ira A. Robbins, The Trouser Press Record Guide, →ISBN, page 127:

        Thus motivated, he began to really distinguish himself as a pompous prat on Atrocities, Christian Death's darkhearted return to the somber cesspool of slow-paced grimness.

   5. Having dark heartwood
      • 1970, Quarterly Journal of Forestry - Volume 64, page 69:

        The next thing that impressed was the very high proportion of red or darkhearted wood and the very small ring of white wood in these darkhearted logs.

   6. Having a dark center
      • 2012, Troy Denning, Faces of Deception, →ISBN:

        An eternity later, the snowflake melted into a darkhearted halo.