—adj. (heartier, heartiest)
1 strong, vigorous.
2 spirited.
3 (of a meal or appetite) large.
4 warm, friendly.
—n.
1 a hearty person, esp. one ostentatiously so.
2 (usu. in pl.) (as a form of address) fellows, esp. fellow sailors.
Derivatives:
heartiness n.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.