hard
adverb (WEATHER) /hɑːd/
/hɑːrd/ Definition
B1 If it rains or snows hard, it rains or snows a lot: It had been raining hard most of the afternoon.Describing bad weather
(Definition of hard adverb (WEATHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bleak adjective
- depression noun (WEATHER)
- fickle adjective
- grey adjective (COLOUR)
- hard adjective (WEATHER)
- hostile adjective (DIFFICULT)
- inclement adjective
- murk noun
- murky adjective (DARK/DIRTY)
- overcast adjective
- sunless adjective
- treacherous adjective (DANGEROUS)
- trough noun (LOW POINT)
- unseasonable adjective
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