English Explanatory Dictionary

hard-and-fast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. strictly maintained; not subject to variation

Pronunciation

en-au-hard-and-fast.ogg

Word forms

hard-and-fast hard and fast

Etymology

First attested 1867, originally of a ship on shore.

Synonyms

strict
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