adjective
heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
Also, hard·pressed.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
Synonyms
assailed, plagued, beset, bedeviled, beleaguered.
assailed, plagued, beset, bedeviled, beleaguered.
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| hard-pressed | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | in difficulties: the swimmer was hard-pressed |
| 2. | subject to severe competition |
| 3. | subject to severe attack |
| 4. | closely pursued |
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