hard-assedadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdɑːst/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌæst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., assed adj.

Etymology: < hard adj. + assed adj. Compare earlier hard-arsed adj., and also hard-ass n.

slang (originally U.S.).

Tough, uncompromising; characteristic of a hard-ass. Cf. hard-ass n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > robust

strongeOE

hardOE

stalworthc1175

starka1250

stiff1297

steel to the (very) backa1300

stalworthyc1300

wightc1300

stable13..

valiant1303

stithc1325

toughc1330

wrast1338

stoura1350

sadc1384

wighty14..

derfc1440

substantialc1460

well-jointed1483

felon1487

robust1490

stalwart1508

stoutya1529

robustous?1531

rankc1540

hardy1548

robustious1548

stout1576

rustical1583

rustic1620

iron1638

robustic1652

swankinga1704

strapping1707

rugged1731

solid1741

vaudy1793

flaithulach1829

ironbark1833

swankie1838

tough as (old) boots or leather1843

skookum1847

hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862

hard-assed1954

nails1974

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible > of a person

hardenedc1480

stout1586

ramrod1850

rawhide1883

hard-assed1954

stainless steel1963

1954 G. Livingston Coasts of Earth ix. 103 Sometimes he can be kind of hard-assed, but I like flying with him.

1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic ii. 52 Canadian customs are notoriously hard-assed about drugs; they shook the band down very thoroughly at the border.

1997 Y. M. Murray Locas 150 I was dressed just like a gangster in my hard-assed jeans and red bandanna, and I walked right into that Big Room like I belong.

2004 I. Calder Untold Story vi. 78 I swallowed hard and chose to be a hard-assed boss.

Derivatives

hard-ˈassedness n.

ΚΠ

1983 National Rev. (U.S.) 24 June 766/3 People..admire extreme hard-assedness in someone else.

2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 10 Mar. (Sports section) b12 Sloan's relentless discipline and old-school hard-assedness has them in the Western Conference's playoff race.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hard-assed
释义	hard-assedadj. Brit. /ˈhɑːdɑːst/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌæst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., assed adj. Etymology: < hard adj. + assed adj. Compare earlier hard-arsed adj., and also hard-ass n. slang (originally U.S.). Tough, uncompromising; characteristic of a hard-ass. Cf. hard-ass n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > robust strongeOE hardOE stalworthc1175 starka1250 stiff1297 steel to the (very) backa1300 stalworthyc1300 wightc1300 stable13.. valiant1303 stithc1325 toughc1330 wrast1338 stoura1350 sadc1384 wighty14.. derfc1440 substantialc1460 well-jointed1483 felon1487 robust1490 stalwart1508 stoutya1529 robustous?1531 rankc1540 hardy1548 robustious1548 stout1576 rustical1583 rustic1620 iron1638 robustic1652 swankinga1704 strapping1707 rugged1731 solid1741 vaudy1793 flaithulach1829 ironbark1833 swankie1838 tough as (old) boots or leather1843 skookum1847 hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862 hard-assed1954 nails1974 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible > of a person hardenedc1480 stout1586 ramrod1850 rawhide1883 hard-assed1954 stainless steel1963 1954 G. Livingston Coasts of Earth ix. 103 Sometimes he can be kind of hard-assed, but I like flying with him. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic ii. 52 Canadian customs are notoriously hard-assed about drugs; they shook the band down very thoroughly at the border. 1997 Y. M. Murray Locas 150 I was dressed just like a gangster in my hard-assed jeans and red bandanna, and I walked right into that Big Room like I belong. 2004 I. Calder Untold Story vi. 78 I swallowed hard and chose to be a hard-assed boss. Derivatives hard-ˈassedness n. ΚΠ 1983 National Rev. (U.S.) 24 June 766/3 People..admire extreme hard-assedness in someone else. 2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 10 Mar. (Sports section) b12 Sloan's relentless discipline and old-school hard-assedness has them in the Western Conference's playoff race. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1954
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