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1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid. "Hap helpeth hardy man alway." (Chaucer)
2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
3. Strong; firm; compact. "[A] 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.
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.
Origin: F.hardi, p. P. Fr. OF. Hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. Hertan to harden, G. Harten. See Hard.
(01 Mar 1998)
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