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hardy

[hahr-dee]

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adjective, -di·er, -di·est.

capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.

(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.

Origin:
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

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

Antonyms
1. weak. 4. timid.

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Example Sentences

Hardy vowed to appeal the decision and, failing that, to pursue legal action to get his degree.

Robots are relatively cheap, hardy and leave no grieving families if something goes wrong.

Hardy went from being a friendly salon dog to snapping at clients.

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Hardy vowed to appeal the decision and, failing that, to pursue legal action to get his degree.

Robots are relatively cheap, hardy and leave no grieving families if something goes wrong.

Hardy went from being a friendly salon dog to snapping at clients.

The hardy vermin breathe through spiracles, or little holes in each body segment.

These hardy little critters, called methanogens, produce methane.

Give marginally hardy plants extra protection by locating them against a warm, sunny wall or beneath an overhang.

But to find these hardy bugs, astronomers need to know how to recognize them.

But if it doesn't destroy you, it will surely make you more hardy.

It's a politically hardy policy while a carbon tax is politically brittle.

Robustas, hardy but a bit harsh, usually end up in soluble form.

No one knows whether the smallpox strain was unusually hardy or the patients uncharacteristically weak.

And in many ways, climate change has already begun reshaping this dichotomously fragile and hardy land.

Catalpas are among the few hardy deciduous trees that can compete in flower and leaf with subtropical species.

He was no longer a slave, but he was frail and not hardy enough for field work.

Some hardy optimists had still hoped for a fair auction, open to all.

Hardy animals, llamas carried all sorts of loads, from water to building materials.

Beware ye hardy shipmates that in this world and worlds to come that reality doth not outrun thine apprehensions.

Wherever you garden, the best defense against cold damage is to choose trees and shrubs that are hardy in your climate zone.

Others contemplating a holiday in the city may not be as hardy.

Sirmilik offers a variety of activities for hardy travelers eager to learn about the park's geology and wildlife.

Perhaps future space colonists should recruit from this hardy group.

C atalpas are among the few hardy deciduous trees that can compete in flower and leaf with subtropical species.

State-sponsored retirement was designed to be a brief sunset to life, for a few hardy souls.

The plant is considered a hardy opportunist and, left unchecked will outcompete native shrubs and trees.

Now a few hardy pioneers are finding innovative ways to help.

But new experiments suggest these hardy worms may be harbingers of climate change effects throughout the world.

In this they create hardy cells that will lie dormant on the ground until the next spring, when the cycle begins anew.

Hardy was the surgeon who implanted the first animal heart in a human, helping pave the way for human heart transplants.

For generations these hardy folk earned a living by hunting serpents-until wildlife protection.

Only grow varieties grafted to hardy rootstock, and plant two varieties for cross-pollination.

Arctic ice continued its decline this winter, with hardy old ice increasingly being replaced with.

Hardy and beautiful, some of these roses date back centuries.

When there is a fire, its hardy seeds are carried aloft by the smoke and dispersed by the wind.

As it turned out, the spotted hyena is a hardy species which was widespread during the oscillating climate shifts.

American economic growth is generally quite hardy relative to that in other rich countries.

Considered here are true geraniums, which are mostly hardy plants.

The hardy flora rack up the miles as climate change sends them adrift in search of fresh places to put down.

The hardy reptile may face another survival test as human-induced climate change takes hold, experts say.

Who would have guessed that those hardy tubers produce a flower.

Munkhbayar has started several farms that grow sea-buckthorn, a hardy plant that produces berries used to make juice.

Along with hardy evergreen conifers, tough deciduous trees and shrubs.

Hardy types are the easiest to grow, but tropical varieties bloom longer.

But these hardy beasts are also skilled hunters that will take down wildebeest.

Like our other mule, he neither kicked nor bit and looked hardy enough for the trails ahead.

It might lead to much more hardy organisms"-but not necessarily complex life.

Camels are hardy beasts, but even they have their limits.

She is named after the beautiful hardy flowers that can actually survive on the mountain.

These hardy desert dwellers boast large, powerful jaws, which can be up to one-third of their body length.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun, plural -dies.

a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.

Origin:
1865–70; hard + -y²

noun

Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.

Oliver, 1892–1957, U.S. motion-picture comedian.

Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet.

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World English Dictionary

hardy¹ (ˈhɑːdɪ)

—*adj* , -dier, -diest
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

[C13: from Old French hardi bold, past participle of hardir to become bold, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hierdan to harden¹, Old Norse hertha, Old High German herten]

hardy² (ˈhɑːdɪ)

—n , pl -dies
	any blacksmith's tool made with a square shank so that it can be lodged in a square hole in an anvil

[C19: probably from hard]

Hardy (ˈhɑːdɪ)

—n
1.	Oliver. See Laurel and Hardy
2.	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.	Sir Thomas Masterman. 1769--1839, British naval officer, flag captain under Nelson (1799--1805): 1st Sea Lord (1830)

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Word Origin & History

hardy

early 13c., "bold, daring, fearless," from O.Fr. hardi, from pp. of hardir "to harden, be or make bold," from Frankish *hardjan (cf. Goth. gahardjan "make hard"), from W.Gmc. *kharthjan "to make hard." Sense influenced by English hard.

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