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hardcore

About 0.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
    He's a hardcore gamer.
  2. adjective So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
  3. adjective Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
    That show was hardcore, dude.
  4. 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.
  5. adjective Resistant to change.
  6. adjective Obscene or explicit.
  7. adjective Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
  8. adjective Faster or more intense than the regular style.

Similar words

tough hard violent hard-core deep rough extreme unjustifiable radical hardline

Often followed by

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Word family

hard-core

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