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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. characterized by or full of force and vigor;
- Example: "a hard-hitting expose"
- Example: "a trenchant argument"
[syn: hard-hitting, trenchant]

2. aggressively and persistently persuasive;
- Example: "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"
- Example: "a high-pressure salesman"
[syn: hard-hitting, high-pressure]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hard-hitting \hard-hitting\ adj.
   1. characterized by or full of force and vigor; forceful; as,
      a hard-hitting expose.

   Syn: trenchant, vigorous.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. aggressive; as, a hard-hitting advertising campaign.
      Opposite of unaggressive.

   Syn: high-pressure.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hard-hitting
    adj 1: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-
           hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: hard-
           hitting, trenchant]
    2: aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting
       advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" [syn:
       hard-hitting, high-pressure]