hard

hɑːrd

adjective

1 not easily penetrated : not easily yielding to pressure. 2 being high and unlikely to change. 3 a. resistant to stress or disease, b. free of weakness. 4 firm and define. 5 free from sentimentality or illusion.

adverb

1 a. with great or utmost effort or energy, b. in a violent manner. 2 to animmoderate degree. 3 close in time or space.