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Word Meanings - HARDY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to 1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer. 2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless. 3. Strong; firm;

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fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to 1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer. 2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless. 3. Strong; firm; compact. blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South. 4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner. 5. Able to withstand the cold of winter. Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.

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