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Idiom idiom

hale and hearty


In a state of robust good health.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

My grandfather is eighty, but he is still hale and hearty.

CONTEXTUAL

Despite his long life of hard work, he remains hale and hearty and walks five miles every single morning.

COMPLEX

The villagers were surprised to find the old hermit still hale and hearty, living alone in the mountains after all these years.


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    party hearty

    To engage in unrestrained merriment.

Last updated August 10, 2026