EGAVE

hard-pressed

Meaning

  1. adjective Barely able; having difficulty doing something.
    Although they are still available, I think we would be hard-pressed to find one on short notice.
  2. adjective Experiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving.
    The earthquake left the residents hard-pressed.

Similar words

hard put troubled distressed in a bad way in trouble difficult evil struggling poorly bad

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