Hard-hitting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hard-hitting is an adjective meaning Aggressively vigorous or forceful.
Meaning
Aggressively vigorous or forceful.
Example Sentences
The hardest-hitting message of the weekend comes not from Huff but from guest speaker Charlotte Gambill, a UK-based traveling preacher who frequently speaks at women’s gatherings.
A packed schedule of 13 different inquiries ranged from parking on pavements to filling potholes, plus a hard-hitting examination of the Government's proposed Airports National Policy Statement and its recommendation to grant approval for a third runway to be built at Heathrow.
I found a Chugging Mask in the demo, which increased my health stat every time I drank a healing potion on full health, and then focused on piling on armour so I could wade through smaller encounters unscathed, and chug my way into tankhood so I could survive harder-hitting foes.
Word Forms
- harder-hitting
- hardest-hitting
Synonyms for hard-hitting
Depending on context, synonyms include trenchant, aggressive, efficacious, effectual, effective, high-pressure.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aggressive, effectual, efficacious, effective, trenchant, high-pressure.
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