Hardyism en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hardy + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An attitude or utterance characteristic of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
This would be considered a typical Hardyism, but he was an old man then and his mind was in the past more than in the present, and he had heard that morning of the death of one of his oldest friends.
2017, Martin Ray, Thomas Hardy Remembered:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardyisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |