Noah Webster
Hardy
H'ARDY, adjective
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
Who is hardy enough to encounter contempt?
2. Strong; firm; compact.
An unwholesome blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
3. Confident; full of assurance; impudent; stubborn to excess.
4. Inured to fatigue; rendered firm by exercise, as a veteran soldier.