Most of the soldiers were hardy young men. Hardy fans stuck with the team through good times and bad.
Only the hardiest pilgrims made the journey.
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For a hardy perennial that grows in areas where many plants fail, plant hellebores.—Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025 Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions.—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025 There are varieties that are hardy here as well in places farther north.—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Proteins tend to be hardier molecules than DNA, though, and in samples from the skull’s temporal bone (the ones on the sides of the head, just behind the cheekbones), the researchers struck pay dirt.—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardy
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Etymology
Middle English hardi, from Anglo-French, from Old French *hardir to make hard, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English heard hard
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