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dur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bitter adj Having a sharp, unpleasant taste, the opposite of sweet.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • hardly adv Barely; only just; almost not at all.
  • harsh adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • tough adjective Strong and resilient; not easily broken, worn out, or damaged.

Senses

dur is used for these senses in English:

  • bitter Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
  • dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • hard (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
  • hard Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
  • hard (manner) With much force or effort.
  • hardly (manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.
  • rough Violent; not careful or subtle.
  • tough (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.

bitter — full definition

  1. adj Having a sharp, unpleasant taste, the opposite of sweet.
  2. adj Feeling or showing resentment, anger, or lingering hurt.
  3. noun A British beer style with a pronounced hoppy flavor.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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