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Hardier

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har⋅dy

1  [hahr-dee]
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–adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est.
1. capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
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.
5. unduly bold; presumptuous; foolhardy.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME hardi < OF, ptp. of *hardir to harden, make brave < Gmc; cf. Goth -hardjan, OHG hartjan to harden

Synonyms:
1. vigorous, robust, hale, stout, sound. 4. intrepid, resolute, brave.

Antonyms:
1. weak. 4. timid.
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har·dy 1   (här'dē)   
adj.   har·di·er, har·di·est

  1. Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.

  2. Courageous; intrepid.

  3. Brazenly daring; audacious.

  4. Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture. Used especially of cultivated plants.


[Middle English, from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, make hard, embolden, of Germanic origin; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]
har'di·ly adv., har'di·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

hardy 
c.1225, "bold, daring, fearless," from O.Fr. hardi, from pp. of hardir "to harden, be or make bold," from Frank. *hardjan (cf. Goth. gahardjan "make hard"), infl. by Eng. hard; from W.Gmc. *kharthjan "to make hard."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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