dark-hearted

adjective6

1. •
   Malevolent; cold and cruel.

   • We must not forget that Satan is predicted by God as being evil and dark-hearted. — 2012
2. •
   Despondent.

   • I was not prosperous enough to become intoxicated, nor poor enough to grow moody and dark-hearted, nor sufficiently at ease in my circumstances to sit idle and invent sin. — 1862
3. •
   Bleak.

   • What is the latest word from the dark-hearted hills? — 1953
4. •
   Having dark heartwood.

   • The wood is pale yellowish, often dark-hearted, close, dense, liable to split. — 1901
5. •
   Having a dark center.

   • I seemed to look down on a parterre of mixed hyacinths, variegated tulips, and dark-hearted poppies, as I beheld them. — 1867
6. •
   (no longer used) Unenlightened; ignorant of holy teachings.

   • Poor, dark-hearted creatures! when will they learn to say with us those calm words of intense Christian comfort, — 1872