ALL meanings of hardscrabble
hard·scrab·ble
H h - adjective hardscrabble providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers. 1
- noun hardscrabble Involving hard work and struggle. 1
- noun hardscrabble (of a place) difficult to make a living in; barren 0
- noun hardscrabble great effort made in the face of difficulties 0
- adjective hardscrabble producing or earning only a very small amount; barren 0