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31hardy — 01. People in this country are really [hardy]; they walk around in t shirts and shorts when I ve got a sweater and jacket on. 02. Only the [hardiest] plants are able to survive in this harsh environment. 03. Mountain goats are very [hardy]… …
32hardy — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)di[/t]] hardier, hardiest 1) ADJ GRADED Plants that are hardy are able to survive cold weather. The silver leaved varieties of cyclamen are not quite as hardy. Derived words: hardiness N UNCOUNT ...the hardiness of other species that… …
33Hardy — /hahr dee/, n. 1. Godfrey Harold, 1877 1947, English mathematician. 2. Oliver, 1892 1957, U.S. motion picture comedian. 3. Thomas, 1840 1928, English novelist and poet. * * * (as used in expressions) Beaton Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Hardy Thomas… …
34Hardy — This interesting surname is of early medieval English and French origin, and is derived from the nickname for a brave or perhaps fool hardy person, one who would risk all for ultimate success. It derives from the Old French, Middle English (1200… …
35hardy — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdɪ] adjective Word forms hardy : adjective hardy comparative hardier superlative hardiest 1) strong and able to deal with or exist in unpleasant or extreme conditions A few hardy souls turned out to take an early morning… …
36hardy — adjective (hardier; est) Etymology: Middle English hardi, from Anglo French, from Old French *hardir to make hard, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English heard hard Date: 13th century 1. bold, brave 2. audacious, brazen 3. a. inured to fatigue… …
37hardy — har•dy [[t]ˈhɑr di[/t]] adj. di•er, di•est 1) sturdy; strong: a hardy constitution[/ex] 2) bot (of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air 3) requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance: hardy sports[/ex] 4)… …
38Hardy — /ˈhadi/ (say hahdee) noun 1. Frank (Francis Joseph Hardy), 1917–94, Australian radical political writer and lecturer; works include the novels Power Without Glory (1950) and But the Dead Are Many (1975). 2. Sir James Gilbert, born 1932, great… …
39hardy — adjective Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost. For example when a pirate says: Yarr, me hardies , Its the plural and refers to his hardy… …
40Hardy — Hardi, Hardy Koseform von Namen mit der Endung »harda« (Bedeutung: »hart«); auch ein Jungenname. Variante von → Hardi; auch ein Mädchenname. Namensträger: Hardy Krüger, deutscher Schauspieler …
