hardscrabble
/ˈhɑrdˌskræbəl/
adjective
- Providing only a bare or difficult living, especially because the land is poor or conditions are harsh.
- The family lived on a hardscrabble farm where crops barely grew.
- Many settlers left the hardscrabble region to find better opportunities in the city.
- Despite the hardscrabble soil, the villagers managed to survive by raising goats.
- Characterized by struggle and poverty; difficult and meager.
- He grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood where every penny counted.
- The artist's hardscrabble early years inspired his later paintings of resilience.
- They led a hardscrabble existence, working long hours for little pay.
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