hard-won
adj/hɑːd ˈwʌn/UK/hɑɹd ˈwʌn/US
Etymology
From hard (“with difficulty; with much effort”, adverb) + won (“obtained”, verb).
Definitions
Having been obtained with effort, despite difficulty and hardship.
- The Earle of London yéeldes his Charge and Cittie to the Foe, / Through which diſloyall preſedent did other Citties ſoe: / And then with hard-won Tribute hence the Conquerour did goe.
- Eulogists of the Bill of Rights often overlook the fact that some of the hardest-won rights of the individual against the state were inserted in the Constitution itself.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA