Idiom idiom
hale and hearty
Meaning
In a state of robust good health.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My grandfather is eighty, but he is still hale and hearty.”
“Despite his long life of hard work, he remains hale and hearty and walks five miles every single morning.”
“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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Last updated August 10, 2026