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   hardy

   /ˈhɑːdi/

   adjective

   • 1. capable of enduring difficult conditions; robust: "a hardy breed of cattle"
   • ▪ (of a plant) able to survive outside during winter: "a favourite flowering shrub for early spring, vigorous and hardy"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘bold, daring’): from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir ‘become bold’, of Germanic origin; related to hard.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hardily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • A

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   • R

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   • D

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   • Y

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