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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. characterized by or full of force and vigor;
- Example: "a hard-hitting expose"
- Example: "a trenchant argument"
[syn: hard-hitting, trenchant]

2. aggressively and persistently persuasive;
- Example: "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"
- Example: "a high-pressure salesman"
[syn: hard-hitting, high-pressure]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hard-hitting \hard-hitting\ adj. 1. characterized by or full of force and vigor; forceful; as, a hard-hitting expose. Syn: trenchant, vigorous. [WordNet 1.5] 2. aggressive; as, a hard-hitting advertising campaign. Opposite of unaggressive. Syn: high-pressure. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hard-hitting adj 1: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard- hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: hard- hitting, trenchant] 2: aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn: hard-hitting, high-pressure]