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HARD-FOUGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hard-fought mean?
• HARD-FOUGHT (adjective)
The adjective HARD-FOUGHT has 1 sense:
1. requiring great effort
Familiarity information: HARD-FOUGHT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Requiring great effort
Context example:
a hard-fought primary
Similar:
difficult; hard (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
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