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- DictionaryHard-pressed/ˌhärdˈprest/
adjective
- 1. closely pursued: "the hard-pressed French infantry"
- 2. burdened with urgent business: "training centers are hard-pressed and insufficient in numbers"
adj. 1. in difficulties; struggling: the swimmer was hard-pressed; he was hard-pressed to get the work done on time. 2. subject to severe competition. 3. subject to severe attack. 4. closely pursued.
Hard-pressed definition: heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon. . See examples of HARD-PRESSED used in a sentence.
2 days ago · 1. adjective. If someone is hard-pressed, they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they have not got enough money. [journalism] The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries. Synonyms: under pressure, pushed [informal], harried, in difficulties More Synonyms of hard-pressed.
Definitions of hard-pressed. adjective. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty. “financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices”. synonyms: distressed, hard put, in a bad way. troubled. characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need.
Subject to difficulty in accomplishing or making progress. Wiktionary. Synonyms: in a bad way. hard-put. distressed. Origin of Hard-pressed. From hard + pressed. From Wiktionary. Hard-pressed Sentence Examples. I'm hard pressed to figure why any man in his right mind would dump her.
hard-pressed to do something finding something very difficult to do. You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary. Definition of hard-pressed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to not be able to do something, or have difficulty doing something: You'd be hard-pressed to find a better worker than Jeff. having problems because you are poor: hard-pressed farmers. (Definition of hard-pressed from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hard-pressed. in Chinese (Traditional)
