 hardscrabble |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] yielding little by great labor | |
| Synonyms: | poor | |
| Examples: | "a hardscrabble farm" "poor soil" |
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| Related terms: | unfruitful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of a bare living gained by great labor | |
| Synonyms: | marginal | |
| Examples: | "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life" "a marginal existence" |
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| Related terms: | meager | |
| Similar spelling: |
Hardcastle hard_disc hard_coal hard_surface hard-surfaced hard-core hard_core hart_crane |
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