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Hardyan, Hardian, a. and n.|ˈhɑːdɪən|
[f. the name of Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), novelist and poet + -ian.]
Characteristic of the works of T. Hardy. Also n., an admirer or follower of Hardy. Similarly Hardyˈesque a.
1910R. Brooke Let. Jan. (1968) 216 That abysmal darkness..inspired me with thousands of Hardyesque short poems about people whose affairs went dismally wrong. 1927H. Crane Let. 29 May (1965) 300 A footnote of Hardian doom. 1929Sat. Rev. 24 Aug. 221/2 But in the dialogue of the rustics it shows a delicious Hardyesque sense of humour. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 28 May 423/1 Confirmed and receptive Hardians..will know how many..approach it with preconceptions of various degrees of falseness. 1941Blunden Thomas Hardy 271 It can be admitted by almost any Hardyan that the poor passages in his work are an offering to the wanton or the unsympathetic critic. 1944― Cricket Country 142 An unspoken Hardyan complaint. 1960C. Day Lewis Buried Day vi. 111 The rich Dorset accents and the Hardy-esque names. |