hardier; hardiest
Examples of hardy in a Sentence
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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Southerners aren't the hardiest people in cold weather.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Cool enough for a hardy hockey enthusiast in a red hoodie and shorts to rollerblade down Ocean Drive in South Beach Wednesday morning with a hockey stick in hand sending a neon green puck along the asphalt.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Fast growing and hardy, arugula microgreens mature in 10 days and stand out for their delightful, peppery flavor.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
The real story was the powerful winds from the south, which made hardy trees bend and break and whipped up white caps in San Diego Bay.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Cool enough for a hardy hockey enthusiast in a red hoodie and shorts to rollerblade down Ocean Drive in South Beach Wednesday morning with a hockey stick in hand sending a neon green puck along the asphalt.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Fast growing and hardy, arugula microgreens mature in 10 days and stand out for their delightful, peppery flavor.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
The real story was the powerful winds from the south, which made hardy trees bend and break and whipped up white caps in San Diego Bay.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Hardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardy. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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Hardy 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Har·dy
ˈhär-dē 
Oliver 1892–1957 originally Norvell Hardy American comic actor
Hardy
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Thomas 1840–1928 English novelist and poet
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