hard-bitten

adj.
Toughened by experience.

adjective

Physically toughened so as to have great endurance: hard, hard-handed, hardy, rugged, tough. Idioms: hard as nails. See continue/stop/pause, strong/weak.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tough and callous by virtue of experience
  Synonyms: hard-boiled, pugnacious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stædig, stejl, hærdet, hårdnakket, hensynsløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbeten, hardnekkig

Français (French)
adj. - endurci

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgebrüht, gerissen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δοκιμασμένος, (μτφ.) ψημένος

Italiano (Italian)
tenace, duro (di persona)

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obstinado, inflexível

Русский (Russian)
несгибаемый, упрямый, грубый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - duro, tenaz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hårdnackad, hänsynslös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坚韧不拔的, 顽强的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 堅韌不拔的, 頑強的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 만만치 않은, 엄격한, 완강한, 전투에 익숙해진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頑固な, 不屈の, 頑強な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صلب, عركته التجربه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ציניקן, עקשן, קשוח‬

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