adjective
Etymology: die (I) + hard
: offering extreme resistance to change
die-hard optimism
: completely and determinedly fixed
die-hard conservatives
a few die-hard colonists continued to farm
Synonyms: see conservative
adjective
Etymology: die (I) + hard
: offering extreme resistance to change
die-hard optimism
: completely and determinedly fixed
die-hard conservatives
a few die-hard colonists continued to farm
Synonyms: see conservative
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012