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Hardier vs Harder - What's the difference?

hardier | harder |

As adjectives the difference between hardier and harder

is that hardier is comparative of hardy while harder is comparative of hard.

As a noun harder is

any of several species of mullet often used to make bokkoms.

hardier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (hardy)

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    hardy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

    • Synonyms

    * robust * rugged * strong

    Derived terms

    * cold hardy

    Noun

    (hardies)
  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).
    • (Webster 1913)

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    harder

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (hard)
    • He is more likely to succeed because he tries harder .
    Steel is harder than copper so we use steel tools to cut copper pipes.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) harder'' / ''herder : mullet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa) Any of several species of mullet often used to make bokkoms.
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