hardily

[ hahr-dl-ee ]
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adverb
  1. in a hardy manner: The plants thrived hardily.

Origin of hardily

1
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at hardy1, -ly

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How to use hardily in a sentence

  • "But my friend Sir Oliver can fight right hardily without either bite or sup," remarked the prince.

    The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He said it hardily, looking straight at her, and wondering what she had been doing that afternoon before she arrived at the hotel.

    December Love | Robert Hichens
  • Men who had been at one another's throat, bravely and hardily, turned and fled.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • Her voice was firm, but the veins in her throat beat so hardily that they stifled her.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • While he clawed and writhed, struggling to twist himself free, his companion sprang hardily to the rescue.

    In the Morning of Time | Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for hardily

hardily

/ (ˈhɑːdɪlɪ) /


adverb
  1. in a hardy manner; toughly or boldly

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