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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Given that avocado trees are hardy only in USDA Zones 9 to 11, many of us grow them in containers and bring them indoors for the winter.—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025 This tender perennial is hardy in zones 9 and up, and treated as an annual elsewhere.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025 In winter months, hardy fishermen hunker down to ice fish at all three locations and 400-acre Lake Logan is where locals head to ice skate.—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025 Amazon's Fire tablets are hardy slates that excel at the basics.—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 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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