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hardest-core

hardest-core is the superlative form of hardcore.

Meaning of hardcore

Adjective

hardcore (comparative more hardcore, superlative most hardcore)

  1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
    • He's a hardcore gamer.
  2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
  3. (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
    • That show was hardcore, dude.
  4. Resistant to change.
  5. Obscene or explicit.
  6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.

See all 14 meanings of hardcore

Questions about hardest-core

What is hardest-core the superlative form of?
Hardest-core is the superlative form of hardcore.

Words near hardest-core in the dictionary

  1. hardest left
  2. hardest nut to crack
  3. hardest nuts to crack
  4. hardest put
  5. hardest working
  6. hardest-core
  7. hardest-earned
  8. hardest-hit
  9. hardest-hitting
  10. hardest-won
  11. hardest-working

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