Desert
Desert noun - Land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops.
Hardscrabble and desert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hardscrabble" instead an adjective "Desert".
Hardscrabble
Hardscrabble adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Usage example: it was hard to eke out even a bare existence on the hardscrabble lands
Desert and hardscrabble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desert" instead an adjective "Hardscrabble".
Mutual synonyms
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