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  1. hard-assed: Merriam-Webster
  2. hard-assed, hard-assed: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hard-assed: Wordnik
  4. hard-assed: Wiktionary
  5. hard-assed: Dictionary.com
  6. hard-assed: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hard-assed)

▸ adjective:  (US, slang, sometimes considered, vulgar) Of a person: having a very difficult personality; being a perfectionist.

Similar:
hard-fisted, hard-nosed, hard, hard as nails, hard-driving, hardfisted, hard as a rock, tough, heavy-duty, steely-eyed, more...

Opposite:
lenient, flexible, easygoing, permissive

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Similar:
hard-fisted, hard-nosed, hard, hard as nails, hard-driving, hardfisted, hard as a rock, tough, heavy-duty, steely-eyed, more...

Opposite:
lenient, flexible, easygoing, permissive



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