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hardscrabble
[ hahrd-skrab-uhl ]
adjective
- providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding:
the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
hardscrabble
/ ˈɑːˌæə /
noun
- modifier (of a place) difficult to make a living in; barren
- great effort made in the face of difficulties
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hardscrabble1
Example Sentences
The Eagles and their hardscrabble brotherly love have returned to dethrone them.
Most of the creative people I’ve met in this town are hardscrabble hopefuls, so it’s irritating when an Irish player snidely dismisses Los Angeles as “ultra, ultra capitalist.”
The allegations cast a shadow over a prominent member of Orange County’s legal community who centered his hardscrabble upbringing and commitment to ethics as he built his career.
The Ireland of Dolours and Marian’s youth in “Say Nothing” is a hardscrabble place where circumstances led to them being raised on a diet of war stories.
He could be an assistant general manager, helping identify and acquire the sort of hardscrabble players that resemble him.
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