hard-bitten \hard-bitten\ hard-boiled \hard-boiled\adj.
not given to sentimentality or gentleness; -- of people; as,
a hard-bitten character.
Syn: pugnacious, tough.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hard-bitten
adj : tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: hard-boiled,
pugnacious]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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