hard-run

English

Adjective

hard-run (comparative more hard-run, superlative most hard-run)

1. Subject to strenuous effort or tough competition.
   • 1897, Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, The Manuscripts of the Earl of Carlisle:

     Yesterday the contest between the Duke of Richmond and Mr. Edwards at Chichester was a very hard run thing; some believe that the Duke will lose it, but I do not.

Related terms

• hard-pressed
• hard-set