hard-assed

adjective

Of a person: having a very difficult personality; being a perfectionist.

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Meanings

adjectivehard-assed (comparative more hard-assed, superlative most hard-assed)

comparative more hard-assed · superlative most hard-assed

  1. USslangsometimes considered vulgarOf a person: having a very difficult personality; being a perfectionist.
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APA

hard-assed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-assed

MLA

“hard-assed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-assed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard-assed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-assed.

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