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die-hard

die-hard is the alternative spelling of diehard.

Meaning of diehard

Adjective

diehard (comparative more diehard, superlative most diehard)

  1. (idiomatic) Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  2. (idiomatic) Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
  3. (idiomatic) Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
    • For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.
  4. (idiomatic) Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.

See all 6 meanings of diehard

Forms of die-hard

Adjective
comparativemore die-hard
superlativemost die-hard
Noun
pluraldie-hards

Origin of die-hard

Deverbal from die hard.

Questions about die-hard

What is die-hard the alternative spelling of?
Die-hard is the alternative spelling of diehard.

Words near die-hard in the dictionary

  1. die-casts
  2. die-cut
  3. die-cuts
  4. die-cutting
  5. die-die
  6. die-hard
  7. die-hards
  8. die-in
  9. die-ins
  10. die-off
  11. die-offs

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