hard-edged

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

tough and unsentimental

Examples

“Duffy also manages to completely avoid ⟳ sentimentality, maybe because the world in which her characters live ⟳ doesn't allow ⟳ much softness. Both mother and daughter have ⟳ a hard-edged survival mentality, but both are able to preserve ⟳ a deep ability to love ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

hard-favoured hard-featured hard-fisted hard-fought hard-grained hard-handed

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