hardy
hardy · hardies
Anything, especially a plant, that is hardyAnything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
UK/ˈhɑːdi/US/ˈhɑɹdi/
» The English are a hardy people.
Die Engländer sind ein zähes Volk. — Yorwba
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3 senses(usually plural)Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil.
A hardy hole.
More definitions
- English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
- United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Examples
12 sentencesThe English are a hardy people.
deDie Engländer sind ein zähes Volk. — Yorwba
In both the literal and figurative sense a donkey is hardier than a horse.
Heathers are hardy plants.
Heaths are really hardy plants.
Heathers are pretty hardy plants.
Origin
From Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”).From Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”).
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