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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024har•di•ly (här′dl ē),USA pronunciation adv. - in a hardy manner:The plants thrived hardily.
- 1175–1225; Middle English; see hardy1, -ly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024har•dy1 /ˈhɑrdi/USA pronunciation adj., -di•er, -di•est. - capable of continuing in spite of fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy:a hardy constitution.
- requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance:the hardiest sports.
- Botany(of plants) able to withstand the winter in the open air:a hardy shrub.
- bold or daring;
courageous:hardy explorers. har•di•ly /ˈhɑrdəli/USA pronunciation adv. har•di•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024har•dy1 (här′dē),USA pronunciation adj., -di•er, -di•est. - capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.;
sturdy; strong:hardy explorers of northern Canada. - Botany(of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air.
- requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance:the hardiest sports.
- bold or daring;
courageous:hardy soldiers. - unduly bold;
presumptuous; foolhardy.
- Gmc; compare Gothic -hardjan, Old High German hartjan to harden
- Old French, past participle of *hardir to harden, make brave
- Middle English hardi 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vigorous, robust, hale, stout, sound.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intrepid, resolute, brave.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weak.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged timid.
har•dy2 (här′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. - Buildinga chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (har′dy hole′) in a blacksmith's anvil.
Har•dy (här′dē),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
- Biographical Oliver, 1892–1957, U.S. motion-picture comedian.
- Biographical Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet.
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