HARDHEARTEDNESS
HARDHE'ARTEDNESS, noun Want of feeling or tenderness; cruelty; inhumanity.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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HARDIHOOD
H'ARDIHOOD, noun [See Hardy and Hood.] Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; dauntless bravery; intrepidity.It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to...
HARDILY
H'ARDILY, adverb With great boldness; stoutly.1. With hardship; not tenderly.
HARDINESS
H'ARDINESS, noun1. Boldness; firm courage; intrepidity; stoutness; bravery; applied to the mind, it is synonymous with hardihood.2. Firmness of body derived from laborious exerc...
HARDLY
H'ARDLY, adverb [See Hard.] With difficulty; with great labor.Recovering hardly what he lost before.1. Scarcely; barely; almost not.Hardly shall you find any one so bad, but he ...
HARDNESS
H'ARDNESS, noun [See Hard.] Firmness; close union of the component parts; compactness; solidity; the quality of bodies which resists impression; opposed to softness and fluidity...
HARDNIBBED
H'ARDNIBBED, adjective Having a hard nib or point.
HARDOCK
H'ARDOCK, noun Probably hoardock, dock with whitish leaves.
HARDS
H'ARDS, noun The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow.
HARDSHIP
H'ARDSHIP, noun Toil; fatigue; severe labor or want; whatever oppresses the body.1. Injury; oppression; injustice.
HARDVISAGED
H'ARDVISAGED, adjective Having coarse features; of a harsh countenance.
HARDWARE
H'ARDWARE, noun Wares made of iron or other metal, as pots, kettles, saws, knives, etc.
HARDWAREMAN
H'ARDWAREMAN, noun A maker or seller of hardwares.
HARDY
H'ARDY, adjective1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.Who is hardy enough to encounter contempt?2. Strong; firm; compact.An unwholesome blast may shake in pieces hi...
HARE
HARE, noun 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...
HAREBELL
HA'REBELL, noun A plant of the genus Hyacinthus, with campaniform or bell-shaped flowers.
HAREBRAINED
HA'REBRAINED, adjective [hare and brain.] Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless.
HAREFOOT
HA'REFOOT, noun A bird; a plant.
HAREHEARTED
HA'REHE'ARTED, adjective Timorous; easily frightened.
HAREHOUND
HA'REHOUND, noun A hound for hunting hares.
HAREHUNTER
HA'REHUNTER, noun One who hunts or is used to hunting hares.
HAREHUNTING
HA'REHUNTING, noun The hunting of hares.
HARELIP
HA'RELIP, noun A divided upper lip, like that of a hare.
HARELIPPED
HA'RELIPPED, adjective Having a harelip.
HAREM
HAR'EM, noun A seraglio; a place where Eastern princes confine their women, who are prohibited from the society of others.
HAREMINT
HA'REMINT, noun A plant.
HARENGIFORM
HAREN'GIFORM, adjective [See Herring.] Shaped like a herring.