hardcase

adjective

Definition of hardcasenext
as in unsentimental

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Recent Examples of hardcase This five-piece luggage set comes with two hardcase suitcases and a matching hardcase carry-on. — Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Be prepared with a five-piece luggage set that includes a large and medium suitcase, a hardcase carry-on, an extended duffel bag and a toiletry bag. — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024 Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials. — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcase
  1. unsentimental
  2. hard-edged
  3. hard-bitten
  4. hard-boiled
  5. sarcastic
  6. ironic
  7. jaded
  8. worldly-wise
Adjective
  • That’s a shame, because Eleazar gives a layered and unsentimental performance in what should be her breakout role, even as Rock’s film turns out to hide some curious ideas about women.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Mears died at the age of ninety-one, and the end of his life seems to have been as unsentimental as its beginning.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsentimental
Adjective
  • The Good, the Bad and the Painterly As Bouancheau fashioned a Puss that was more lyrical, like a character that stepped out of a fairy tale book and less hard-edged, all the other characters followed suit.
    — Karen Idelson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
Definition of hard-edged
Adjective
  • Alaska has devolved into a colony of big oil, and its politics have become so closed, hard-bitten, and strident.
    — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2015
Definition of hard-bitten
Adjective
  • Eggs, whether as mayonnaise or hard-boiled additions to a potato salad, are one factor.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of hard-boiled
Adjective
  • Eidra pushes her tendency to get glib and sarcastic rather than risk being vulnerable and honest to its farthest limits.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The interest has been driven largely by the brand's casual, sarcastic tone and active participation in online trends.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sarcastic
Adjective
  • But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But if the ironic remove of his comic voice was part of what allowed Macdonald to speak so many uncomfortable truths, Apatow creating a remove of his own is justifiable.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ironic
Adjective
  • Ah, to be a jaded 13-year-old who’s not always aware of his privilege.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ultron’s philosophical snarkiness and jaded, exasperated air from Age of Ultron carry over here.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of jaded
Adjective
  • Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.
    — HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Parroni does a good job of balancing the way that adolescents veer from experimenting with a worldly-wise cynicism and dipping back into the wildness of childhood.
    — Catherine Bray, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
Definition of worldly-wise

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