HARDSCRABBLE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
barely satisfying a lower standard
Example: the sharecropper's hardscrabble life
Synonyms
🔗 Related Words
hard – A related word in the same word family.
scrabble – A related word in the same word family.
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