hearty (adj.)
- abandoned
- ablaze
- abundant
- active
- acute
- affable
- affectionate
- afire
- aggressive
- amiable
- amicable
- ample
- animated
- antic
- ardent
- authentic
- beefy
- boon
- bouncing
- breathless
- brisk
- burning
- coltish
- committed
- convivial
- cordial
- dedicated
- deep
- delirious
- devoted
- devout
- drunk
- dynamic
- eager
- earnest
- energetic
- enterprising
- enthusiastic
- excited
- exuberant
- faithful
- febrile
- fervent
- fervid
- festive
- fevered
- feverish
- fiery
- flaming
- flush
- flushed
- forceful
- forcible
- friendly
- frisky
- frolicsome
- full-blooded
- full-strength
- gay
- generous
- genial
- genuine
- glowing
- gracious
- gutsy
- hail-fellow-well-met
- hale
- hard
- hardy
- healthy
- heartfelt
- heated
- hefty
- honest
- hospitable
- hot
- hot-blooded
- husky
- impassioned
- impetuous
- incisive
- intense
- intent
- intoxicated
- invigorating
- jack
- jolly
- jovial
- keen
- kinetic
- liberal
- lively
- living
- loyal
- lusty
- mettlesome
- mighty
- neighborly
- nervy
- nourishing
- obstinate
- open
- openhearted
- passionate
- peppy
- perfervid
- playful
- potent
- powerful
- profound
- profuse
- puissant
- receptive
- red-blooded
- red-hot
- resolute
- responsive
- robust
- robustious
- rollicking
- rude
- rugged
- salt
- satisfying
- serious
- sincere
- sizeable
- skittish
- snappy
- solid
- sound
- spanking
- spirited
- sportive
- sprightly
- square
- stalwart
- steaming
- steamy
- steely
- stout
- strapping
- strenuous
- strong
- strong-willed
- sturdy
- substantial
- tar
- trenchant
- unfeigned
- unrestrained
- vehement
- vibrant
- vigorous
- vital
- vivacious
- vivid
- warm
- warmhearted
- welcoming
- white-hot
- wholehearted
- zealous
- zestful
- zesty
- zippy
"You are old, Father William," the young man cried,
"The few locks which are left you are gray;
You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man,—
Now tell me the reason I pray."
