Definition
In a state of robust good health.
Conducive to robust good health.
In Context
- "He was a hale and hearty man at that time, and remained hale and hearty for many years afterwards; so hale and hearty, that in the year 1798, being then turned seventy-eight, and having lived in America ten years, he married a young woman of Scottish extraction"
- "Now, at almost 90, he is hale and hearty, full of recollections, and retains a keen interest in life—a truly remarkable character and a great gentleman of the footplate."
- "Three of the four are hale and hearty today, and it is doubtful they have forgotten a single detail of that event."
- "This is a hale and hearty dish, filled with beef, potatoes and carrots."