hard-hitting

Questions about hard-hitting

What does hard-hitting mean?

hard-hitting means "characterized by or full of force and vigor". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hard-hitting?

hard-hitting has 3 syllables and divides as hard--hit-ting under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hard-hitting?

Close synonyms include trenchant, high-pressure. 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-hitting a common word?

hard-hitting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.