Hardy

a.	1.	Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; 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.
n.	1.	A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

Noun	1.	Hardy - United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) Synonyms: Oliver Hardy
	2.	Hardy - English novelist and poet (1840-1928) Synonyms: Thomas Hardy
Adj.	1.	hardy - 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" Synonyms: stalwart, sturdy, stout
	2.	hardy - resolute and without fear Synonyms: doughty, fearless
	3.	hardy - able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

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