hard
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Sense: Adjective: requiring physical effort
Synonyms:
difficult Collocations, arduous, laborious, tough Collocations, rough Collocations, tiring Collocations, challenging Collocations, strenuous, grueling, gruelling , demanding Collocations, backbreaking, exacting, hard work, hard going, severe Collocations, extreme Collocations, painful Collocations
Sense: Adjective: difficult conceptually
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difficult Collocations, tough Collocations, challenging Collocations, complicated Collocations, complex Collocations, formidable, dense Collocations
Sense: Adjective: solid
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solid Collocations, rigid, firm Collocations, stiff Collocations, unyielding, compact, dense Collocations, rock-hard, hard as nails, durable Collocations, resistant, impervious
Sense: Adjective: harsh
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harsh Collocations, unrelenting, merciless, pitiless, callous Collocations, cold-blooded, coldblooded, cold Collocations, unmerciful, tough Collocations, hard as nails, stern Collocations, severe Collocations, unfeeling, unemotional, unsentimental, dispassionate, impervious
Sense: Adjective: stubborn
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stubborn Collocations, obstinate, adamant Collocations, hardheaded, hard-headed, unyielding, unrelenting, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, recalcitrant, dogged, persistent Collocations
Sense: Adjective: difficult to eliminate - stains, habits, etc.
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difficult Collocations, stubborn Collocations, challenging Collocations, tough Collocations, tricky Collocations, persistent Collocations, immovable
Sense: Adjective: alcoholic - US
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alcoholic, strong Collocations, distilled, containing alcohol, with a high alcohol content, high-alcohol, intoxicating
Sense: Adverb: laboriously
Synonyms:
laboriously, arduously, diligently, strenuously, resolutely, intensely, determinedly, tirelessly, relentlessly, doggedly, like a dog, like mad
Sense: Adverb: forcibly
Synonyms:
forcibly, forcefully, with force, with great force, powerfully, firmly Collocations, explosively, sturdily, mightily, impactfully, deeply Collocations, badly Collocations