ALL meanings of hard-pressed
hard-pressed
H h - adjective hard-pressed finding sth difficult 1
- adjective hard-pressed heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon. 1
- adjective hard-pressed (Idiomatic) (usually with to-infinitive) Barely able. Having difficulty doing something. 0
- adjective hard-pressed (Idiomatic) Experiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving. 0
- adjective hard-pressed If someone is hard-pressed, they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they have not got enough money. 0
- adjective hard-pressed If you will be hard-pressed to do something, you will have great difficulty doing it. 0
- adjective hard-pressed in difficulties; struggling 0
- adjective hard-pressed subject to severe competition 0
- adjective hard-pressed subject to severe attack 0
- adjective hard-pressed closely pursued 0
- adjective hard-pressed confronted with a difficulty or harassment 0