hard-hitting
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- characterized by or full of force and vigor“a hard-hitting expose”“a trenchant argument”Synonyms: trenchant
- aggressively and persistently persuasive“a hard-hitting advertising campaign”“a high-pressure salesman”Synonyms: high-pressure
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]