Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hale and hardy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: hale and hardy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of hale and hearty (“in a state of robust good health”)

Example Sentences

"He is a hale and hardy gentleman of eighty-eight years of age."

Inflected Forms

more hale and hardy (comparative) most hale and hardy (superlative)

Questions

What does hale and hardy mean?: Alternative form of hale and hearty (“in a state of robust good health”)

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