Definitions for hardscrabble

hardscrabble hard·scrab·ble

Spelling: [hahrd-skrab-uh l]
IPA: /ˈhɑrdˌskræb əl/

Hardscrabble is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.

You can make 913 anagrams from letters in hardscrabble (aabbcdehlrrs).

Definitions for hardscrabble

adjective

  1. providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding:

Origin of hardscrabble

An Americanism dating back to 1795-1805; hard + scrabble

Examples for hardscrabble

At Big Valley, a co-ed pre-K-12 in hardscrabble Modesto, Calif., the trip to Washington D.C. has been an annual rite of passage.

“We need not be afraid of hardscrabble winds any more, papa,” said David.

In his hardscrabble campaign, there might not even have been a podium ready to welcome him.

I've come into possession of a house which might suit you—'hardscrabble.'

For many fans, her hardscrabble youth and rough-and-tumble style were viewed as endearing strengths.

But this hardscrabble, prairie town, with its population of 5,000 people, cast its charm on Ballantine.

Their harrowing escape to Erbil has ended in a precarious and hardscrabble existence.

hardscrabble, flushed and swollen with importance, stepped forward.

Mo Mercer was the oracle of the renowned village of hardscrabble.

The village of Podunk looks down on the neighboring town of hardscrabble.

Word Value for hardscrabble
Scrable

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