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Hard (Adjective)

Meaning¹

Very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow".

Meaning²

(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".

Meaning³

Dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer".

Examples

She took a hard look at the financial reports before making a decision about the company's future.
He was known as a hard bargainer and was able to negotiate the best deal for his clients.
The investor took a hard line with the struggling business, refusing to provide additional funding.
The critic gave the film a hard review, pointing out several major flaws in the plot.
The new manager took a hard stance on employee tardiness, implementing stricter penalties for repeat offenders.

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Hardness (noun)

Meaning⁴

Being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor".

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

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Hardness (noun)

Meaning⁶

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?".