hard-core

/ˈhɑrdkɔr/
/ˈhɑdkɔ/
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Definitions of hard-core
  1. adjective
    intensely loyal
    “his hard-core supporters”
    synonyms: hardcore
    loyal
    steadfast in allegiance or duty
  2. adjective
    stubbornly resistant to change or improvement
    synonyms:
    inflexible
    incapable of change
  3. adjective
    extremely explicit
    synonyms: hardcore
    explicit, expressed
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
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