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hardy

1

[ hahr-dee ]

adjective

, har·di·er, har·di·est.
  1. capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong:

    hardy explorers of northern Canada.

    Synonyms: sound, stout, hale, robust, vigorous

    Antonyms: weak

  2. (of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air.
  3. requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance:

    the hardiest sports.

  4. bold or daring; courageous:

    hardy soldiers.

    Synonyms: brave, resolute, intrepid

    Antonyms: timid

  5. unduly bold; presumptuous; foolhardy.


hardy

2

[ hahr-dee ]

noun

, plural har·dies.
  1. a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole hardy hole in a blacksmith's anvil.

Hardy

3

[ hahr-dee ]

noun

  1. Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
  2. Oliver, 1892–1957, U.S. motion-picture comedian.
  3. Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet.

hardy

1

/ ˈhɑːdɪ /

adjective

  1. having or demanding a tough constitution; robust
  2. bold; courageous
  3. foolhardy; rash
  4. (of plants) able to live out of doors throughout the winter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


hardy

2

/ ˈhɑːdɪ /

noun

  1. any blacksmith's tool made with a square shank so that it can be lodged in a square hole in an anvil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hardy

3

/ ˈhɑːdɪ /

noun

  1. Oliver. See Laurel and Hardy
  2. HardyThomas18401928MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet Thomas. 1840–1928, British novelist and poet. Most of his novels are set in his native Dorset (part of his fictional Wessex) and include Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895), after which his work consisted chiefly of verse
  3. HardySir Thomas Masterman17691839MBritishMILITARY: admiral Sir Thomas Masterman. 1769–1839, British naval officer, flag captain under Nelson (1799–1805): 1st Sea Lord (1830)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hardy1

1175–1225; Middle English hardi < Old French, past participle of *hardir to harden, make brave < Germanic; compare Gothic -hardjan, Old High German hartjan to harden

Origin of hardy2

First recorded in 1865–70; hard + -y 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hardy1

C13: from Old French hardi bold, past participle of hardir to become bold, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hierdan to harden 1, Old Norse hertha, Old High German herten

Origin of hardy2

C19: probably from hard
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Example Sentences

Instead, many of these hardy organisms rely on rocks and water to survive, scientists reported on December 21 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

He says that as a sign that maybe even these hardy invaders have their limits.

A salt solution keeps the nerves functioning as they would if the nerves were in a live fish, Hardy says.

Long-term monitoring of the restored seagrass beds reveals a remarkably hardy ecosystem that is trapping carbon and nitrogen that would otherwise contribute to global warming and pollution, the team reports October 7 in Science Advances.

Perhaps that’s a hopeful sign that even these hardy worms have their limits, but in the meantime, the onslaught of worms continues its march — with help from the humans who spread them.

It satirizes and parodies the romanticised, pessimistic accounts of rural life by writers like Thomas Hardy and Mary Webb.

Two other victims besides Jones and Hardy have been identified.

The family then fell on hard times, and Hardy moved to live with relatives in the Chicago area.

Vann is said to have told cops that he had begun to fight with Hardy in the course of sex.

Hardy had started life in Illinois and then had moved to Colorado with her family.

Hardy and Hicks flung the huge marrow bones with which they happened to be engaged at the time.

He knew it was a handkerchief, and smiled inwardly as he wondered what Tom Hardy would say if he could see him now.

Even the hardy Mohammedan was haggard and spent, and his oblique eyes glowed like the red embers of a dying fire.

It was more than three years since Tom Hardy's letter had thrown him into a chill, and everything as yet was quiet.

She, Anne herself, was as strong as a horse and had never been ill in her life, but others were not quite so hardy.

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