Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Adjective: hard-bitten  'haa(r)d,bi-tun
  1. Tough and callous by virtue of experience
    "The hard-bitten politician seeks relief from his everyday battles";
    - hard-boiled, pugnacious

See also: tough

Nearest

hard water
hard wheat
hard worker
hard-and-fast
hard-ass
hardback
hardbacked
hardbake
hard-baked
hardball
hard-bitten
hardboard
hard-boiled
hard-boiled egg
hardbound
hard-cooked egg
hardcore
hard-core
hardcover
hard-earned
harden