What does hard-bitten mean?

hard-bitten means "tough and callous by virtue of experience".

How many syllables are in hard-bitten?

hard-bitten has 3 syllables: hard--bit-ten. The stress falls on "hard-".

What is another word for hard-bitten?

Close synonyms include hard-boiled, pugnacious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hard-bitten a common word?

hard-bitten is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

hard-bitten — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
tough and callous by virtue of experience
Synonymshard-boiled pugnacious
Similartough

Questions about hard-bitten

What does hard-bitten mean?: hard-bitten means "tough and callous by virtue of experience".
How many syllables are in hard-bitten?: hard-bitten has 3 syllables: hard--bit-ten. The stress falls on "hard-".
What is another word for hard-bitten?: Close synonyms include hard-boiled, pugnacious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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