"hardest" meaning in English

See hardest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɑːdɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɑɹdɪst/ [General-American], /ˈhɑɹdəst/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-hardest.ogg [US]
enPR: härdʹĭst (note: weak vowel merger) Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adjective}} hardest
  1. superlative form of hard: most hard. Most rigid or most difficult. Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: hard (extra: most hard. Most rigid or most difficult.) Derived forms: hardest working

Download JSON data for hardest meaning in English (1.6kB)

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