hard-bitten
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hard-bit·ten
(härd′bĭt′n)adj.
Toughened by experience.
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hard-bitten
adj
tough and realistic
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hard′-bit′ten
adj.
conditioned by battle or struggle; tough; stubborn.
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Adj. | 1. | hard-bitten - tough and callous by virtue of experience tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" |
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hard-bitten
(Informal)adjective tough, realistic, cynical, practical, shrewd, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, hard-nosed (informal), hard-headed, unsentimental, hard-boiled (informal), case-hardened, badass (slang, chiefly U.S.) a cynical hard-bitten journalist
romantic, idealistic, gentle, mild, sympathetic, benign, humane, compassionate, merciful
romantic, idealistic, gentle, mild, sympathetic, benign, humane, compassionate, merciful
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hard-bitten
adjectivePhysically toughened so as to have great endurance:
Idiom: hard as nails.
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hard-bitten
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