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-ard
noun suffix
Definition of -ARD
: one that is characterized by performing some action, possessing some quality, or being associated with some thing especially conspicuously or excessively <braggart> <dullard> <pollard>
Variants of -ARD
-ard also -art
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Origin of -ARD
Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German -hart (in personal names such as Gērhart Gerard), Old English heard hard
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