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hardscrabble
adjective
uk /ˈhɑːdˌskræb.əl/ us /ˈhɑːrdˌskræb.əl/
hardscrabbleadjective (LAND/SOIL)
Hardscrabble land or soil is not suitable for growing grass, plants, or crops:
The neighbourhood was dotted with asphalt lots and hardscrabble fields on which the local children would play ball.
We drove past miles of hardscrabble fields before we saw signs for the next town.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fertile or infertile land
barrenly
barrenness
bottomland
bread basket
cultivable
fertile
fertility
granary
hospitable
hostile
luscious
lush
lushly
lushness
sterile
uncultivable
uncultivated
unfertile
unfertilized
unfruitful
hardscrabbleadjective (LIFE/PERSON)
not having a lot of money and needing to work a lot to eat and live:
He had a hardscrabble upbringing, the child of a single mother who worked long hours as a house cleaner.
The hardscrabble community took an economic hit when the mine closed, leaving almost half of its population without work.
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