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hard-hitting
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As an adjective, hard-hitting means characterized by or full of force and vigor.
Meanings of hard-hitting
2 meaningsadjective
Characterized by or full of force and vigor
“a hard-hitting expose”
“a trenchant argument”
Similar: trenchantAggressively and persistently persuasive
“a hard-hitting advertising campaign”
“a high-pressure salesman”
Similar: high-pressure
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: characterized by or full of force and vigor
adjective: aggressively and persistently persuasive