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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hard-bitten, hard-boiled, pugnaciousadjective

    tough and callous by virtue of experience

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  1. hard-bittenadjective

    callous and toughened by experience

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  1. hard-bitten

    Hard-bitten generally refers to a person who is toughened or became hardened by challenging life experiences. Such individuals are typically skeptical, cynical, or less likely to be moved or shocked by tender or sentimental feelings because of their prior experiences.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hard-bitten in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hard-bitten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hard-bitten in a Sentence

  1. Chad Walsh:

    From the utopian viewpoint, the United States constitution is a singularly hard-bitten and cautious document, for it breathes the spirit of skepticism about human altruism and incorporates a complex system of checks, balances and restrictions, so that everybody is holding the reins on everybody else.

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