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hardstuck

hardstuck adjective: firmly stuck at a particular rank or Elo level; unable to progress in skill.

Adjective

hardstuck (comparative more hardstuck, superlative most hardstuck)

  1. (slang) Firmly stuck at a particular rank or Elo level; unable to progress in skill.
    • I've been hardstuck at diamond 4 for like 6 months.
    • You're not hardstuck, don't worry about how many games you've played, just keep going. You'll get there2018 January 9, @MeteosLoL, Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2023

Examples of hardstuck in a sentence

  • im playing Overwatch for the first time in more than a year and im hardstuck low masters at best, im so bad it's awful2019 November 12, @Slasher, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021:
  • Imagine being single on Valentine's Day AND hardstuck in Valorant2022 February 4, @starriebun, Twitter, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2023:
  • if u are hardstuck gold or lower in a video game my best advice is just start drawing or playing an instrument just find a new hobby this gaming shit isn't for you2022 July 7, @funnysmartguy12, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022:
  • I don't know who needs to hear this but your teammates aren't the reason you're hardstuck2022 July 28, @HisWattson, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2022:

Forms of hardstuck

comparativemore hardstuck
superlativemost hardstuck

Origin of hardstuck

From hard + stuck.

Questions about hardstuck

What does hardstuck mean?
Hardstuck means firmly stuck at a particular rank or Elo level; unable to progress in skill.
How do you use hardstuck in a sentence?
im playing Overwatch for the first time in more than a year and im hardstuck low masters at best, im so bad it's awful
What part of speech is hardstuck?
Hardstuck is an adjective.

Words near hardstuck in the dictionary

  1. Hardstark
  2. Hardstarks
  3. hardstep
  4. hardstone
  5. hardstones
  6. hardstuck
  7. hardstyle
  8. hardsub
  9. hardsubbed
  10. hardsubbing
  11. hardsubs

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