adj.
1.not easy
2.metaphorically hard
3.not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated
4.very strong or vigorous
5.characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion
6.of speech sounds
7.of a drinker or drinking
8.having undergone fermentation
9.having a high alcoholic content 10.unfortunate or hard to bear 11.dried out hard adv.
1.with effort or force or vigor
2.with firmness
3.earnestly or intently
4.causing great damage or hardship
5.slowly and with difficulty
6.indulging excessively
7.into a solid condition
8.very near or close in space or time
9.with pain or distress or bitterness 10.to the full extent possible
Idiom of the Day
a matter-of-fact manner/way
a way of simply telling or showing the truth, a way that makes one seem not to care much
The witness described the murder in a matter-of-fact way.