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.

hard-bitten - tough and callous by virtue of experience

hard-boiled, pugnacious

tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

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

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hard-bitten

adjective

Physically toughened so as to have great endurance:

hard, hard-handed, hardy, rugged, tough.

Idiom: hard as nails.

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hard-bitten

[ˈhɑːdˈbɪtn] ADJ → endurecido, amargado

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hard-bitten

[ˌhɑːdˈbɪtn] adj → duro/a

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