hardscrabble
English
/ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/
adj
Definitions
- Of land: taking a lot of work to farm, and even then not very productive.
- Involving hard work and struggle.
Etymology
Compound from English hard + English scrabble.
Origin
English
scrabble
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blowhard English
- forhard English
- hard English
- hard Brexit English
- hard-ass English
- hard-earned English
- hard-nose English
- hard-wearing English
- hardback English
- hardbacked English
- hardbake English
- hardball English
- hardbeam English
- hardboard English
- hardbody English
- hardbottom English
- hardbound English
- hardcoat English
- hardcore English
- hardcourt English
- hardcover English
- hardcovered English
- hardel English
- harden English
- harder English
- hardfern English
- hardflip English
- hardgoods English
- hardgrass English
- hardground English
- hardhanded English
- hardhead English
- hardheaded English
- hardhearted English
- hardish English
- hardline English
- hardly English
- hardman English
- hardness English
- hardpack English
- hardpacked English
- hardpad English
- hardpan English
- hardpoint English
- hardpressed English
- hardscape English
- hardshell English
- hardship English
- hardsome English
- hardsport English
- hardspun English
- hardstand English
- hardstep English
- hardstone English
- hardstyle English
- hardtail English
- hardtop English
- hardware English
- hardwired English
- hardwood English
- hardworking English
- microhard English
- overhard English
- prehard English
- scrab English
- scrabble English
- scrabbler English
- scrabbly English
- semihard English
- stone-hard English
- stonehard English
- superhard English
- tryhard English
- ultrahard English
- haarti Finnish
- härten German
- hard French
- hard Middle English
- hardi Esperanto
- harda Ido
- wokhat Tok Pisin
- hard
- scrab
- hardly
- harden
- harder
- hardel
- hardish
- prehard
- hardpad
- hardtop
- hardpan
- forhard
- tryhard
- hardman
- hardback
- hardbody
- hardwood
- hardsome
- hardpack
- hardness
- hardhead
- hardball
- hardline
- hardship
- hardware
- semihard
- blowhard
- hardflip
- hard-ass
- overhard
- scrabbly
- hardbeam
- hardstep
- hardtail
- hardfern
- scrabble
- hardcore
- hardbake
- hardspun
- hardcoat
- hard-nose
- hardbound
- hardsport
- hardcourt
- hardstone
- hardgrass
- ultrahard
- hardgoods
- hardboard
- hardcover
- superhard
- hardstyle
- hardpoint
- hardscape
- microhard
- stonehard
- hardwired
- scrabbler
- hardshell
- hardstand
- hardbacked
- hardhanded
- hardbottom
- hardground
- hardpacked
- hardheaded
- stone-hard
- hardworking
- hard-earned
- hardpressed
- hardhearted
- hard Brexit
- hardcovered
- hard-wearing