hard-bodied
- a word derived from hardbody.
Example Sentences
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While hard-bodied crabs can remain intact when desiccated, soft-bodied invertebrates fare worse.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023
Named for their distinctive three-lobed body, these armored, pill-bug-like arthropods were some of the first hard-bodied animals on Earth.
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2022
As it turns out, the year mostly proves an excuse to pile on side ponytails, fanny packs and nostalgic nods to the kind of Hollywood blowouts that feature cartoonish violence and hard-bodied macho types.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2020
Last year Rihanna staged a direct assault on the traditionally hard-bodied, Barbie-doll aesthetic entrenched in the multibillion-dollar underwear industry by including plus size and pregnant models on her catwalk.
From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2019
Small and physically unimposing, Alex has to out-think her opponents; her victories are sweeter because they’re harder won than the triumphs of all those default Hollywood hard-bodied superspies.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2016
