hard-bitten

hard–bit·ten

adj \-ˈbi-t^ən\

Definition of HARD-BITTEN

1

: inclined to bite hard

2

: seasoned or steeled by difficult experience : tough

First Known Use of HARD-BITTEN

1784

Related to HARD-BITTEN

Synonyms: cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, inured, rugged, stout, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous

Antonyms: delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

Related Words: flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart; durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding; flourishing, prospering, thriving; able-bodied, brawny, muscular; fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile; annealed, seasoned, tempered

Near Antonyms: emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out; crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound; fragile, frail, puny; resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding; mortal, perishable, temporary, transient

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Rhymes with HARD-BITTEN

New Britain, sex kitten