“This was produced by the Department for International Development, the fief of Clare Short, once a totemic figure for the hardish left.”
“I polish my pots with a tumbled agate or back of a spoon when the pots are on the hardish side of leather hard and get a nice shine which carries through even after firing.”
“All plant rough from hardish hairs covering it.”
hardy
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.