WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bard•y1
(bär′dē),USA pronunciation adj., bard•i•er, bard•i•est. [Scot.]
bard′i•ly, adv.
bard′i•ness, n.
bar•dy2 (bär′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies.
- Scottish Termsbold;
audacious;
defiant.
- bard1 + -y1 1780–90
bard′i•ness, n.
bar•dy2 (bär′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies.
- Insectsa beetle larva of Australia, Bardistus cibarius, that bores into plants and is used as food by Aborigines.
- Nyungar bardi
- 1925–30
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