heart-search|ing

heart-search|ing
heart-search|ing «HAHRT SUR chihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
an inquiry into one's deeper or deepest feelings and emotions.
–adj.
that searches or rigorously examines the deepest feelings: »

Few books in a dozen years have provoked such heart-searching reviews (Time).


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