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Definition of hard-bitten adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hard-bitten

adjective
 
/ˌhɑːd ˈbɪtn/
 
/ˌhɑːrd ˈbɪtn/
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  1. not easily shocked and not showing emotion, because you have experienced many unpleasant things
    • a hard-bitten war journalist
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