Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: HARD'LY – HARE'LIP-PED
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HARD'LY, adv. [See Hard.]
- With difficulty; with great labor. Recovering hardly what he lost before. Dryden.
- Scarcely; barely; almost not. Hardly shall you find any one so bad, but he desires the credit of being thought good. South.
- Not quite or wholly. The object is so distant we can hardly see it. The veal is hardly done. The writing is hardly completed.
- Grudgingly, as an injury. Shak.
- Severely; unfavorably; as, to think hardly of public measures.
- Rigorously; oppressively. The prisoners were hardly used or treated. Addison. Swift.
- Unwelcomely; harshly. Such information comes very hardly and harshly to a grown man. Locke.
- Coarsely; roughly; not softly. Heaven was her canopy, bare earth her bed; / So hardly lodged. Dryden.
HARD'-MOUTH-ED, a.
Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse. Dryden.
HARD'NESS, n. [See Hard.]
- Firmness; close union of the component parts; compactness; solidity; the quality of bodies which resists impression; opposed to softness and fluidity.
- Difficulty to be understood. Shak.
- Difficulty to be executed or accomplished; as, the hardness of an enterprise. Sidney.
- Scarcity; penury; difficulty of obtaining money; as, the hardness of the times. Swift. as, hardness of heart.
- Obduracy; impenitence; confirmed state of wickedness; as, hardness of heart.
- Coarseness of features; harshness of look; as, hardness of favor. Ray.
- Severity of cold; rigor; as, the hardness of winter.
- Cruelty of temper; savageness; harshness. The blame / May hang upon your hardness. Shak.
- Stiffness; harshness; roughness; as, the hardnesses of sculpture. Dryden.
- Closeness; niggardliness; stinginess. Johnson.
- Hardship; severe labor, trials or sufferings. Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 Tim. ii.
HARD'NIB-BED, a.
Having a hard nib or point.
HAR'DOCK, n.
Probably hoardock, dock with whitish leaves. Shak.
HARDS, n.
The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow.
HARD'SHIP, n.
- Toil; fatigue; severe labor or want; as, whatever oppresses the body.
- Injury; oppression; injustice. Swift.
HARD'VIS-AG-ED, a.
Having coarse features; of a harsh countenance. Burke.
HARD'WARE, n.
Wares made of iron or other metal, as, pots, kettles, saws, knives, &c.
HARD'WARE-MAN, n.
A maker or seller of hardwares. Swift.
HARD-WON, a.
Won with difficulty. Scott.
HARD-WORK-ING, a.
Laboring hard.
HARD'Y, a. [Fr. hardi; Norm. hardy; Arm. hardiz, hardih; It. ardire, to dare, and boldness, assurance. The sense is shooting or advancing forward.]
- Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid. Who is hardy enough to encounter contempt?
- Strong; firm; compact. An unwholesome blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.
- Confident; full of assurance; impudent; stubborn to excess.
- Inured to fatigue; rendered firm by exercise, as a veteran soldier.
HARD'Y, n.
An iron-smith's tool.
HARE, n. [Sax. hara; Dan. and Sw. hare.]
- A quadruped of the genus Lepus, with long ears, a short tail, soft hair, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, often hunted for sport or for its flesh, which is excellent food. It moves by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.
- A constellation. Creech.
HARE, v.t. [Norm. harer, harier, to stir up or provoke.]
To fright, or to excite, tease and harass, or worry. [Not used. See Harry.] Locke.
HARE'BELL, n.
A plant of the genus Hyacinthus, with campaniform or bell-shaped flowers. Fam of Plants.
HARE'-BRAIN-ED, a. [hare and brain.]
Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. Bacon.
HARE'FOOT, n.
A bird; a plant. Ainsworth.
HARE'HEART-ED, a.
Timorous; easily frightened. Ainsworth.
HARE'HOUND, n.
A hound for hunting hares. Chalmers.
HARE'HUNT-ER, n.
One who hunts or is used to hunting hares. Pope.
HARE'HUNT-ING, n.
The hunting of hares. Somerville.
HARE'LIP, n.
A divided upper lip, like that of a hare. Wiseman.
HARE'LIP-PED, a.
Having a harelip.