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1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; --
applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.

2. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.

3. To harden; to make hard.

4. A ford or passage across a river or swamp.




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Herculean critical impermeable palatalized stubborn
Philistine crowded impervious paroxysmal studiously
about cruel implacable penetrating sturdy
absolute dark impliable penniless substantial
abstruse deep impoverished perplexed surd
accented deeply impregnable perplexing sure-enough
acerb definite in opposition perseveringly syllabic
acerbic delicate in spitting distance persistent systematic
acrid demanding in the red persistently tangled
acrimonious dense inclement petrified tart
actively dental incomprehensible pharyngeal tenacious
acute despotic incontestable pharyngealized tense
adamant determinedly incontrovertible phonemic terrible
adamantine detrimental indefatigable phonetic the hard way
addictive devastating indefatigably phonic thereabout
adverse devoted indigent physiologically addictive thereabouts
afflictive devotedly indisputable piercing thick
agonizing dictatorial indurate pitch thick-growing
agonizingly difficile indurated pitched thick-skinned
alcoholic difficult industrious pitiless thickset
all but diligent industriously plain thorny
almost diligently inelastic poignant throaty
along toward disastrous ineluctable poor ticklish
alveolar dispassionate inescapable positive tireless
amaroidal dissimilated inexorable posttonic tiring
anesthetic distinct inflexible potent toilsome
angry distressing inhuman poverty-stricken toilsomely
antagonistic distressingly inimical powerful tonal
apical dog-eat-dog inscrutable practical tonic
apico-alveolar dogged insensate practically tooth and nail
apico-dental doggedly insensitive pragmatic tormenting
approximately dorsal insolent procrustean torturous
ardent doughty insoluble profound tough
ardently dour intemperate proof against tough as leather
arduous down-to-earth intense psychologically addictive tricky
arduously dull intensely puissant troublesome
around durable intent pungent troublous
articulated dure intently purist trying
assiduous dynamically intonated puristic twangy
assiduously eager intractable puritan tyrannical
assimilated eagerly intransigent puritanic unabject
astringent earnestly intricate puzzling unaccented
at close quarters effortful inured racking unaffected
at hand effortfully involved real unalterable
atrocious enduring irksome realistic unavoidable
austere energetic iron red-blooded unbending
avid energetically iron-hard relentless unblushing
back enigmatic ironbound relentlessly unchangeable
backbreaking exacting ironclad remorseless uncompassionate
bad excruciating ironhanded resistant uncompassioned
badly exhausting ironlike resistive uncompromising
baffling factual irreconcilable retroflex uncontrite
bankrupt fast by jam-packed rigid undeniable
bare fatiguing jammed rigorist unemotional
barytone fervent jawbreaking rigoristic unfalteringly
bec et ongles fibrous jumbled rigorous unfavorable
beefy firm keen robust unfeeling
beyond one flat knotted robustious unflagging
bilabial flinthearted knotty rock-ribbed unforgiving
biting flintlike labial rockbound unfriendly
bitter flinty labiodental rocklike ungentle
bitter as gall forceful labiovelar rocky ungiving
bleak forcefully labored ropy unidealistic
bloodless forcible laborious rough unkind
blunt forcibly laboriously rounded unmelted
bony forcy lapideous rugged unmerciful
bothersome formidable lasting ruthless unmoved
bouncing front lateral savage unnatural
bowelless full-blooded lax scabrous unpitiful
brazen full-strength leatherlike scrambled unpitying
broad fundamentalist leathery searching unpleasant
broke garbled light seared unquestionable
brutal genuine lingual sedulous unrelenting
brutish glide liquid sedulously unremitting
bulky glossal lithoid semivowel unremorseful
burdensome glottal lithoidal serious unrepentant
businesslike gluey lost to shame serried unrepenting
busted gnawing low set unresponsive
cacuminal granitelike lusty set with thorns unrounded
calamitous granitic magisterial severe unsentimental
calculating grave manfully severely unsleeping
callous grievous marble shameless unsoftened
calloused grim marblelike sharp unsolvable
carefully grinding massive shooting unsparing
cartilaginous griping matter-of-fact sinewy unstressed
case-hardened gristly mean sinister unsympathetic
cast-iron gutsy merciless slavish unsympathizing
caustic guttural methodical sleepless untiring
cement gutty mid sober untiringly
cemental habit-forming mightily soft untouched
central habituating mighty solid untoward
cerebral hairy miserable solidified unvarnished
checked hale monophthongal sonant unwearied
chewy hammer and tongs most sound unyielding
clear hard as nails much sour uphill
close hard by muscle-bound spasmatic urgently
close about hard of heart muted spasmic vehement
close at hand hard to understand narrow spasmodic velar
close by hard up nasal spiny verifiable
close-knit hard-bitten nasalized spiritedly vigorous
close-textured hard-boiled near spirituous vigorously
close-woven hard-core near at hand stabbing vinous
coarse hard-earned nearabout stable violently
cohesive hard-fought nearabouts stalwart viscid
cold hard-nosed nearby stark viscose
cold of heart hard-set nervy steadfastly viscous
coldblooded hardened never idle steady vocalic
coldhearted hardheaded nigh steeled against vocoid
compact hardhearted nigh about steellike voiced
compacted hardworking no picnic steely voiceless
complex hardy nonporous steep vowel
complicated harmful not easy stern vowellike
compressed harrowing not far sticky weak
concentrated harsh obdurate stiff wearing
concrete harshly obfuscated stinging wearisome
condensed heart and soul obscure stonelike wearying
conditioning heartily obscured stony well-built
conflicting heartless obstinate stonyhearted well-constructed
congested hearty occlusive stopped well-defined
conscienceless heavy onerous stout well-founded
conscientious hefty only a step straight well-grounded
conscientiously hereabout open straightforward well-made
consolidated hereabouts operose straightlaced well-nigh
consonant hidebound operosely straining wicked
consonantal high opposed straitlaced wide
continuant horny opposing strapping winy
contrary hostile opposite strenuous wiry
cool hurtful oppressive strenuously with a kick
coriaceous hurting orthodox stressed with a will
corneous husky osseous stressful with effort
counter ill overtechnical strict within call
counteractive immovable oxytone stringent within earshot
crabbed immutable pachydermatous stringy within hearing
crammed impassible packed strong within reach
crammed full impecunious painful strong as brandy without mercy
cramp impenetrable painfully strong as strong wretched
cramping impenitent palatal strong-willed zealous