"hardy" meaning in All languages combined

See hardy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhɑrdi/ [US], /ˈhɑːdi/ [UK] Audio: en-us-hardy.ogg [US] Forms: hardy [positive], hardier [comparative], hardiest [superlative]
Etymology: hard + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hard|y}} hard + -y Head templates: {{adj|hardy|hardier|hardiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a living thing is hardy, it has no difficulties growing and staying healthy, even under bad conditions.
    Sense id: simple-hardy-en-adj-xJen4Bln
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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