(North America, by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
(North America, by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
(North America, of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
his hardscrabble peanut farm
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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Struggleful is an Indian English adjective meaning full of hardship, difficulty, or challenge — describing a life, period, or situation that demands constant effort just to get through. It's a vivid compound that does what English sometimes fails to do with a single word: capture the ongoing, exhausting quality of a tough situation. Popular in Indian English social media and personal narratives, it shows up in heartfelt posts about grinding through tough circumstances without giving up.
(India) Full of struggle; difficult, hard.
(intransitive) To strive to one's utmost; to give one's all in an endeavour, at sport, etc.
(UK, dialect, Northern England) A scuffle; a physical fight or struggle.