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hardy

har.dy \'ha:rd-e-\ aj [ME hardi, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) OF hardir to make 
   hard, of Gmc ori]gin; akin to OE heard hard 1: BOLD, BRAVE  2: AUDACIOUS, 
   BRAZEN  3a: inured to fatigue or hardships : ROBUST  3b: capable of living 
   outdoors over winter without artificial protection o r of withstanding 
   other adverse conditions