Hardshell [adjective]
Definition of Hardshell:
serious, authoritarian
Synonyms of Hardshell:
● Tough
● Harsh
● Flinty
● Strict
● Rigid
● Grim
● Rough
● Bitter
● Ascetic
● Austere
● Cruel
● Frowning
● Hard
● Mulish
● Rigorous
● Severe
● Stubborn
● Steely
Opposite/Antonyms of Hardshell:
● Smiling
● Light
● Funny
● Bland
● Mild
● Yielding
● Flexible
● Soft
● Easy
● Nice
● Gentle
● Tolerant
● Cheerful
● Lenient
● Kind
Sentence/Example of Hardshell:
Will serve to abolish “hardshell” reading where “hardshell” preaching is no longer tolerated.
Get hold of every hardshell farmer in the county, he told the girls.
He had a nice family, a good house, and he was a clever gentleman, and a "hardshell" Baptist of the first water.
But Uncle Joe, the old hardshell, was never abashed at anything.
The people known as "Hardshell" Baptists do not wish to be called by that name.
The hardshell nuts resemble those of the gray pine, but are considered more valuable for food.
Following that date, planting became much more general, but usually with hardshell strains and always with seedling trees.
Now, he wuz the preacher of the Hardshell Baptist Church in this community.