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Hardy (härˈdy̆), a. [Compar. Hardier (-dĭ‑ẽr); superl. Hardiest.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard, a.]
    1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.

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    Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer.

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    2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.

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    3. Strong; firm; compact.

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    [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.

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    4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, “a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.”

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    5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.

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    ☞ 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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Hardy, n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

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