Not soft

adjective

1. Not easily penetrated not easily yielding to pressure

   "hard surfaces"

2. Not capable of being spread very firm
3. Containing alcohol

   "hard seltzer/lemonade/cider"

4. Characterized by the presence of salts (as of calcium or magnesium) that prevent soap from lathering

   "hard water"

5. Of or relating to radiation of relatively high penetrating power having high energy

   "hard X-rays"

6. Having or producing relatively great photographic contrast

   "a hard negative"

7. Metallic as distinct from paper

   "hard money"

8. Convertible into gold stable in value
9. Usable as currency

   "paid in hard cash"

10. Readily acceptable in international trade
11. Being high and unlikely to change

    "hard prices"

12. Firmly and closely twisted

    "hard yarns"

13. Having a smooth close napless finish

    "a hard worsted"

14. Physically fit

    "in good hard condition"

15. Resistant to stress or disease hardy

    "a hard plant"

16. Free of weakness unyielding

    "a man of hard unbending will"

17. Close, searching

    "gave a hard look"

18. Free from sentimentality or illusion realistic

    "good hard sense"

19. Unlikely to respond in a kind or sympathetic way unfeeling

    "a hard heart"

20. Inflicting physical discomfort or hardship} {sx

    "hard winter"

21. Most unyielding or thoroughgoing

    "the hard political right"

22. Characterized by sharp or harsh outline, rigid execution, and stiff drawing

    "hard forms"

23. Sharply defined stark

    "hard shadows"

24. Lacking in shading, delicacy, or resonance

    "hard singing tones"

25. Sounding as in candy and geese respectively
26. Suggestive of toughness or insensitivity

    "hard eyes"

27. Having difficulty in doing something

    "hard of hearing"

28. Difficult to magnetize or demagnetize
29. Being at once addictive and gravely detrimental to health

    "such hard drugs as heroin"

30. Resistant to biodegradation

    "hard detergents"

31. Being, schooled in, or using the methods of the natural sciences and especially of the physical sciences

    "a hard scientist"

32. Contributed (as by individuals or political action committees) directly to a particular candidate or campaign

adverb

1. With great or utmost effort or energy strenuously

   "were hard at work"

2. In a violent manner fiercely

   "hit the ball hard"

3. To the full extent
4. To an immoderate degree

   "been drinking hard lately"

5. In a searching, close, or concentrated manner

   "stared hard at me"

6. In such a manner as to cause hardship, difficulty, or pain

   "The economic downturn has hit the poor especially hard."

7. With rancor, bitterness, or grief

   "took the defeat hard"

8. In a firm manner tightly

   "hold on hard"

9. To the point of hardness

   "frozen hard"

10. Close in time or space

    "stands hard by the river"

adjective

1. Not to be modified or evaded strict

   "a hard-and-fast rule"

noun

1. A tough, demanding, or uncompromising person

adjective

1. Inclined to bite hard
2. Seasoned or steeled by difficult experience tough

verb

1. To cook (an egg) in the shell until both white and yolk have solidified

adjective

1. Boiled until both white and yolk have solidified
2. Devoid of sentimentality tough

   "a hard-boiled drill sergeant"

3. Of, relating to, or being a detective story featuring a tough unsentimental protagonist and a matter-of-fact attitude towards violence
4. Hardheaded, practical

   "hard-boiled business decisions"

noun

1. A candy made of sugar and corn syrup boiled without crystallizing

noun

1. A tough or hardened person

noun

1. Tough luck