Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARDILY, adv. Boldly, pertly. [′bɑrdɪlɪ̢]Sc. 1788 R. Galloway Poems 64:
They, bardily, and hardily Fac'd home or foreign foe.