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hard - resisting weight or pressure |
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soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
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adamantine having the hardness of a diamond
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al dente of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
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corneous,
hornlike,
horny made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
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erect,
tumid upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
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firm,
solid strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
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granitelike,
granitic,
rocklike,
stony hard as granite; "a granitic fist"
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hardened,
set converted to solid form (as concrete)
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woody made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls
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petrous,
stonelike (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
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semihard somewhat hard
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steely resembling steel in hardness
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unyielding resistant to physical force or pressure; "an unyielding head support"
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hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; |
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soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
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difficult,
hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
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insensitive not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation"
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merciless,
unmerciful having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
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tough resistant to cutting or chewing
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calculating,
calculative,
conniving,
scheming,
shrewd used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
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case-hardened,
hard-boiled,
hardened used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"
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steely resembling steel in hardness
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hard - unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" |
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tough |
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bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
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hard - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants" |
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soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
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velar produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
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hard - very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" |
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knockout,
severe |
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strong freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
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hard - dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before" |
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stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
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hard - (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source |
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concentrated |
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diffuse,
diffused,
soft spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
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hard - being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" |
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strong |
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alcoholic addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
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| adverbio |
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hard - with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard" |
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arduous,
backbreaking,
grueling,
gruelling,
hard,
heavy,
laborious,
operose,
punishing,
toilsome difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"
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hard - slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard" |
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difficult,
hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
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hard - causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" |
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severely |
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severe very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
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hard - into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours" |
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hardened,
set converted to solid form (as concrete)
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hard - to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" |
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hard - with firmness; "held hard to the railing" |
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firmly |
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hard - earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused" |
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hard - with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard" |
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hard - very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening" |