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  1. 1. a. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Strong; firm; compact. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner. Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Able to withstand the cold of winter. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; 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. Note: 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. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. Source: webster
  11. 11. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank forinsertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. Source: adambom
  12. 12. j:100 n. United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) n. English novelist and poet (1840-1928) s. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships s. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions Source: ecdict

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