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HARDEST
- ing, schooled in, or using the methods of the natural sciences and especially of the physical sciences a hard scientist
- harsh; severe
- (of water) containing mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap
- (of drugs) addictive
- (of drinks) containing much alcohol
- firm to the touch; not soft
- difficult
- not easily penetrated not easily yielding to pressure
- or relating to radiation of relatively high penetrating power having high energy hard X rays
- able as currency paid in hard cash
- ing high and firm hard prices
- ee of weakness or defects
- ee from sentimentality or illusion realistic good hard sense
- ing at once addictive and gravely detrimental to health such hard drugs as heroin
- ose searching gave a hard look
- pressive inequitable sales taxes are hard on the poor a hard restriction
- corrigible tough a hard gang
- clement hard winter
- tense in force, manner, or degree hard blows
- st unyielding or thoroughgoing the hard political right
- HARD, firm and unyielding [adj]