Added 10 October 2026
hardscrabble
/ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hardscrabble at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Barely satisfying a lower standard.
the sharecropper's hardscrabble life