Hardy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhɑːrdɪ|
Brit.
|ˈhɑːdɪ|
noun
- United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
- English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
adjective
- having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships (syn: stalwart, stout, sturdy)
hardy explorers of northern Canada
- able to survive under unfavorable weather conditionsstrawberries are hardy and easy to grow
camels are tough and hardy creatures
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation (syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid)camels are tough and hardy creatures
Extra examples
Most of the soldiers were hardy young men.
Hardy fans stuck with the team through good times and bad.
Only the hardiest pilgrims made the journey.
...a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it...
...those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect...
This early flowering gladioulus is not very hardy.
He is a dauntless / hardy spirit.
I was surprised at the way he blew up at Hardy.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: hardier
superlative: hardiest
comparative: hardier
superlative: hardiest
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