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hard to swallow

hard to swallow adjective: difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.

Adjective

hard to swallow (comparative more hard to swallow, superlative most hard to swallow)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) Difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.
    • We've already been through a lot, and now with this latest affront, it's getting to be hard to swallow.

Forms of hard to swallow

comparativemore hard to swallow
superlativemost hard to swallow

Questions about hard to swallow

What does hard to swallow mean?
Hard to swallow means difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.
What part of speech is hard to swallow?
Hard to swallow is an adjective.

Words near hard to swallow in the dictionary

  1. hard telling, not knowing
  2. hard tick
  3. hard ticks
  4. hard time
  5. hard times
  6. hard to swallow
  7. hard truth
  8. hard truths
  9. hard up
  10. hard vore
  11. hard war

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