单词 | hardy-mannered |
释义 | > as lemmashardy-mannered C1. Parasynthetic, as hardy-limbed, hardy-mannered, hardy-witted, etc., adjs. ΚΠ ?a1425 (?a1400) Descr. Edward III (Lamb. 491) in Brut (1908) 333 [a1500 Harl. 753 He was] a wel and a hardy hertid [Harl. continues man, for he dred neuer of none myshappes]. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. lix He was a man..of body somewhat crasse and corpulent, quycke wytted, bold and hardy stomaked. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 433 Ronsard..hardy-witted, handleth happily All sorts of subiect, stile, and Poesie. 1704 W. Nicolson Diary 9 Dec. in London Diaries (1985) 248 I cursorily took notice of the Cork-Tree, Green and as hardy-looked as a Sea-Buckthorne. 1796 G. D. Harley Poems 234 Shou'd we not blame the hardy-headed fool Who saw the elemental war advance Yet might elude the fury of the storm. 1825 T. Moore Jrnl. 31 Oct. in Mem. (1853) IV. 339 The sexton, a shrewd, hardy-mannered fellow. 1839 W. Howitt Boy's Country-bk. 214 He was a bold, hardy spirited lad that could take care of himself. 1857 J. S. Blackie Lays & Legends Anc. Greece 15 Hardy-limbed, and sturdy labour's Primal type was he. 1912 G. A. Ackerman Christmas Praises 203 Such teachings by their lives exemplified,..Were clad with eloquence almost Divine, To ev'ry hardy-handed son of earth. 2004 Vanity Fair Dec. 403/1 Assisting Johnson were a fresh wave of young, hardy-livered, scoop-scoring ‘Page Six’ reporters. < as lemmas |
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