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hardish, a.|ˈhɑːdɪʃ|
[f. hard a. + -ish.]
Somewhat hard (in various senses).
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Duret, hardish. a1592Greene Alphonsus iv. Wks. (Rtldg.) 240/2 For my pillow..The hardish hillocks have suffic'd my turn. 1676Temple Let. to King Wks. 1731 II. 423 With Terms something hardish. 1747Gentl. Mag. 55 In 8 days it grew hardish, and in 14 quite dry. 1864Burton Scot Abr. I. iv. 160 It will require a hardish course of reading. |