Hard and Pressed

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Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Pressed and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pressed" instead an adjective "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Pressed adjective - Compacted by ironing.

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Hard and pressed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Pressed".

Nearby Words: press, pressure, pressing

The only thing you can truly be certain of is that you'll be hard-pressed to find a fan of Eric.

Source: Broken Base / Literature
While he's pretty good at keeping his cool, some MP-EVAs found out the hard way what happens if this button gets pressed too hard.

Source: Fan Fic / The Second Try
You'll be hard-pressed to tell the cast members apart after you've been squinting at the screen for half an hour.

Source: Film / Pumpkinhead

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