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hardy
(encz) | hardy,odolný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hardy
(encz) | hardy,otužilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hardy
(encz) | hardy,vytrvalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Hardy
(gcide) | Hardy \Har"dy\, n.
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy
hole.
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Hardy
(gcide) | Hardy \Har"dy\ (h[aum]r"d[y^]), a. [Compar. Hardier
(-d[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Hardiest.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF.
hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to
harden, G. h[aum]rten. See Hard, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
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Hap helpeth hardy man alway. --Chaucer.
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2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally
hardened; shameless.
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3. Strong; firm; compact.
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[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
--South.
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4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of
endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
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5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
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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.
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hardy
(wn) | hardy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud
of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young
athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
2: able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions;
"strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough
and hardy creatures"
3: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
"fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
[syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy,
intrepid, unfearing]
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and
overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made
many films (1892-1957) [syn: Hardy, Oliver Hardy]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: Hardy, {Thomas
Hardy}] |
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foolhardy
(encz) | foolhardy,nerozumný adj: Zdeněk Brožfoolhardy,ztřeštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
half-hardy
(encz) | half-hardy, adj: |
hardy
(encz) | hardy,odolný adj: Zdeněk Brožhardy,otužilý adj: Zdeněk Brožhardy,vytrvalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hardy annual
(encz) | hardy annual,trvalka n: [bot.] Petr Prášek |
Foolhardy
(gcide) | Foolhardy \Fool"har`dy\, a. [OF. folhardi. See Fool idiot, and
Hardy.]
Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.
--Howell.
Syn: Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; reckless;
headlong; incautious. See Rash.
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Overhardy
(gcide) | Overhardy \O"ver*har"dy\, a.
Too hardy; overbold.
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Shardy
(gcide) | Shardy \Shard"y\, a.
Having, or consisting of, shards.
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Unhardy
(gcide) | Unhardy \Unhardy\
See hardy. |
foolhardy
(wn) | foolhardy
adj 1: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
"foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the
hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of
partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt
to climb Mount Everest" [syn: foolhardy, heady,
rash, reckless] |
half-hardy
(wn) | half-hardy
adj 1: (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy
annuals" |
hardy
(wn) | hardy
adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud
of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young
athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
2: able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions;
"strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough
and hardy creatures"
3: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
"fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
[syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy,
intrepid, unfearing]
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and
overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made
many films (1892-1957) [syn: Hardy, Oliver Hardy]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: Hardy, {Thomas
Hardy}] |
laurel and hardy
(wn) | Laurel and Hardy
n 1: United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films
together |
oliver hardy
(wn) | Oliver Hardy
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and
overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made
many films (1892-1957) [syn: Hardy, Oliver Hardy] |
thomas hardy
(wn) | Thomas Hardy
n 1: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: Hardy,
Thomas Hardy] |
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