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harder-earned

harder-earned is the comparative form of hard-earned.

Meaning of hard-earned

Adjective

hard-earned (comparative harder-earned or more hard-earned, superlative hardest-earned or most hard-earned)

  1. Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
    • This is my hard-earned money, and I can spend it how I see fit.

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Questions about harder-earned

What is harder-earned the comparative form of?
Harder-earned is the comparative form of hard-earned.

Words near harder-earned in the dictionary

  1. harder nut to crack
  2. harder nuts to crack
  3. harder put
  4. harder than Chinese math
  5. harder working
  6. harder-earned
  7. harder-hit
  8. harder-hitting
  9. harder-won
  10. harder-working
  11. harderian

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