hardcore
About 0.28 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
He's a hardcore gamer.
- adjective So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- adjective Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
That show was hardcore, dude.
- adjective Requiring a large amount of practice and skill to complete, usually with extreme penalties for failure, e.g. permadeath.
Elden Ring is known for being one of the most hardcore open-world RPGs in existence.
- adjective Resistant to change.
- adjective Obscene or explicit.
- adjective Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- adjective Faster or more intense than the regular style.
Similar words
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Word family
hard-core
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