Synonyms for hard-shelled
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hahrd-shel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˌʃɛl |
Top 10 synonyms for hard-shelled Other synonyms for the word hard-shelled
- adamant
- arbitrary
- callous
- confirmed
- cruel
- drastic
- exacting
- ferocious
- firm
- fixed
- hard as nails
- hard-bitten
- hard-boiled
- hard-line
- hard-shelled
- headstrong
- immutable
- inflexible
- intractable
- merciless
- obdurate
- obstinate
- pugnacious
- refractory
- rough
- ruffianly
- ruthless
- savage
- strict
- stubborn
- taut
- terrible
- unalterable
- unbending
- uncompromising
- uncontrollable
- unfeeling
- unforgiving
- unmanageable
- unyielding
- vicious
- violent
Définition of hard-shelled
- As in tough : adj obstinate, rough
- As in hard-boiled : adj tough
- They break the hard-shelled insects and swallow them rapidly.
- Extract from : « More Science From an Easy Chair » by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
- Their long-oval, hard-shelled eggs are deposited in the ground.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7 » by Various
- But if I were to express a preference it would be for the hard-shelled suitors.
- Extract from : « Shifting Sands » by Sara Ware Bassett
- I heard one crunching a hard-shelled bit in his strong beak.
- Extract from : « Birds and All Nature Vol VII, No. 1, January 1900 » by Various
- The eggs are hard-shelled, and the males are usually smaller than their mates.
- Extract from : « Zoology: The Science of Animal Life » by Ernest Ingersoll
- Boil the desired number of hard-shelled crabs and remove the meat from the shells.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- They are about as large and hard-shelled as hazelnuts—food and fire fit for the gods from the same fruit.
- Extract from : « My First Summer in the Sierra » by John Muir
- Tom also caught a perch, and clinging to it as he drew in his line was a large, hard-shelled, long-clawed crab.
- Extract from : « Stories of California » by Ella M. Sexton
- The oyster may be the more popular, but it is the hard-shelled crab that makes the best life-insurance risk.
- Extract from : « Speaking of Prussians » by Irvin S. Cobb
- Hard-shelled seeds had better be frozen, to open the stones and give them an opportunity to germinate.
- Extract from : « Soil Culture » by J. H. Walden
Antonyms for hard-shelled
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