English dictionary
hard-pressed meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of hard-pressed at MeaningMonkey.org. hard-pressed meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.HARD-PRESSED adjective
Definition of hard-pressed (adjective)
- facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
- "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
- synonyms: distressed, hard put, in a bad way
Source: Princeton University Wordnet