Hardscrabble
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adjective.
Earning a bare subsistence, as on the land; marginal.
noun.
Barren or marginal farmland.
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adjective.
Of or pertaining to
land
that takes a lot of work in order to
farm
and even then is not very
productive
.
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adjective.
barely satisfying a lower standard
Word Usage
"I didn't really use the word hardscrabble, though."
Equivalent
meager
meagerly
meagre
scrimpy
stingy
Same Context
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