Hardly hardy
The crossword clue "Hardly hardy" is answered by FRAIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FRAIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FRAIL answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FRAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by FRAIL, most used first.
- Delicate - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Weak - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Easily broken - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Physically delicate - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Physically weak - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Hardly wordy - TERSE, used 31 times
- Hardly any - SCANT, used 24 times
- Hardly hidden - OVERT, used 13 times
- Hardly long-winded - TERSE, used 12 times
- Hardly oblivious - AWARE, used 12 times
- Hardly sufficient - SCANT, used 12 times
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