bardy

¹ American  

[bahr-dee] / ˈbɑr di /

adjective

Scot.

bardier, bardiest

1. bold; audacious; defiant.

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bardy ² American  

[bahr-dee] / ˈbɑr di /

Or bardee

noun

plural

bardies

1. a beetle larva of Australia, Bardistus cibarius, that bores into plants and is used as food by Aboriginal peoples.

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Other Word Forms

• bardily adverb
• bardiness noun

Etymology

Origin of bardy¹

First recorded in 1780–90; bard ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of bardy²

First recorded in 1925–30, bardy is from the Nyungar word bardi

Example Sentences

At last owd Coilia sed enough,    Mi bardy thah did sing, Then gently tuke his muirland harp,    And brack it ivvery string.

From Revised Edition of Poems by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

At last ould Coilia sade enuff,    My bardy tha did sing, Then gently tuke his moorland harp,    And brack it ivvery string.

From Random Rhymes and Rambles by Wright, William Aldis

Ye bardy loon, gae but the house and mind your wark.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

Miss Delord plumped herself down upon the edge of the proffered seat, her toes bardy touching the floor.

From The Net by Beach, Rex Ellingwood