• Hard-and-fast definition: strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated. See examples of HARD-AND-FAST used in a sentence.
  • noun hard and fast invariable; strict 0. adjective hard and fast Alternative form of hard-and-fast. 0.
  • Is the dominate role? No. Even the concept of the sun being responsible for Europe's mini ice age -- it's not hard and fast true.
  • Bu iş yerinde, geç kalanlar için sert ve hızlı kurallar var. - The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.
  • Britannica Dictionary definition of HARDANDFAST. — used to say that something (such as a rule) cannot be changed. a hard-and-fast rule.
  • "The company has a hard-and-fast rule about not working on weekends." "The teacher has set hard-and-fast deadlines for all the assignments."
  • Hard-and-fast as an adjective is strictly enforced (as of rules) while Strict as an adjective is strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
  • WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. hard-and-fast (härd′n fast′, -fäst′),USA pronunciation adj.
  • Find 1,275 synonyms for hard-and-fast and other similar words that you can use instead based on 4 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
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