Hard-bitten

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hard-bitten
       adj : tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-boiled},
              {pugnacious}]