hardy

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He had an ill-informed contempt for the hardy islanders.

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  1. adjective Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.
  2. adjective Courageous; intrepid.
  3. adjective Brazenly daring; audacious.

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hardy:   hardier
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  1. Middle English, from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, make hard, embolden, of Germanic origin; see kar- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Probably from hard.

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  1. from Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (French hardi), hardy, daring, stout, bold, usually regarded as the past participle of hardir, ardir (= Pr, ardir = Italian ardire), be bold, make bold, from Old High German *hartjan = English hard, v.) (cf. Old French enhardi, emboldened, past participle of enhardir, embolden), but perhaps directly from Old High German harti, herti, Middle High German herti, another form of Old High German Middle High German hart = English hard: cf. Middle Low German herdich, persevering, = Old Danish hærdig = Norwegian herdig = Swedish härdig, vigorous, courageous (Danish ihærdig = Swedish ihärdig, persevering). Hardy is thus a doublet of hard: see hard.
  2. from hardy, adjective
  3. Origin obscure.
 

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/ˈhɑrdi/
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