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hartgesotten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • diehard adj Refusing to accept change, often when there is no good reason for it.

Senses

hartgesotten is used for these senses in English:

  • diehard Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
  • hard-bitten Callous and toughened by experience.
  • hard-boiled Callous and unsentimental. (of a person, especially a detective)

diehard — full definition

  1. adj Refusing to accept change, often when there is no good reason for it.
  2. adj Fiercely against any kind of progress or reform.
  3. adj Total and unwavering in one's beliefs, allowing no other view.
  4. adj Extremely determined or loyal to a cause.
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