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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. tough and callous by virtue of experience;
[syn: hard-bitten, hard-boiled, pugnacious]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hard-bitten \hard-bitten\ hard-boiled \hard-boiled\adj.
   not given to sentimentality or gentleness; -- of people; as,
   a hard-bitten character.

   Syn: pugnacious, tough.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hard-bitten
    adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: hard-
           bitten, hard-boiled, pugnacious]