hardbody
noun
a person who is muscular and physically fit.
hard-bodied
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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
In a world of hard-bodied superheroes, there’s something so refreshing about a man attempting a very stupid feat and expressing just how much it hurts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
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
While the adult crabs are free-living and hard-bodied, juvenile coconut crabs have a soft hindbody and live within the snail shells.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2011
