HARDILY
Etymology
Adverb
hardily (comparative more hardily, superlative most hardily)
In a hardy manner.
Anagrams
• Hilyard, hydrail
Source: Wiktionary
Har"di*ly, adv.
1. Same as Hardly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Boldly; stoutly; resolutely. Wyclif.
HARDY
Har"dy, a. [Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.] Etym: [F.hardi, p. p.
fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to
harden, G. härten. See Hard, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; 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.
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.
Har"dy, n.
Definition: A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition