hard-to-get

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hard-to-get

adjective

  1. informal, not comparable That is difficult to obtain.

    Similar: ungettable, unobtainable

  2. dated, informal, not comparable That is aloof, distant, or unapproachable.

    Similar: remote, standoffish, aloof, cool, distant, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, strange, thorny

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@misc{hard_to_get_2026,
  title = {hard-to-get},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard-to-get},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}