hard upon
adverb
Roget 197:
near,
nigh;
hard by,
fast by;
close to,
close upon;
hard upon;
at the point of;
next door to;
within reach,
within call,
within hearing,
within earshot;
within an ace of;
but a step,
not far from,
at no great distance;
on the verge of,
on the brink of,
on the skirts of;
in the environs
etc.
n.;
at one's door,
at one's feet,
at one's elbow,
at one's finger's end,
at one's side;
on the tip of one's tongue;
under one's nose;
within a stone's throw
etc.
n.;
in sight of,
in presence of;
at close quarters;
cheek by jole†,
cheek by jowl;
beside,
alongside,
side by side,
tete-a-tete;
in juxtaposition
etc.
(touching)
199;
yardarm to yardarm,
at the heels of;
on the confines of,
at the threshold,
bordering upon,
verging to;
in the way.
about;
hereabouts,
thereabouts;
roughly,
in round numbers;
approximately,
approximatively†;
as good as,
well-nigh.
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adjective
Roget 932:
disapproving
etc.
v.;
scandalized.
disparaging,
condemnatory,
damnatory†,
denunciatory,
reproachful,
abusive,
objurgatory†,
clamorous,
vituperative;
defamatory
etc.
934.
satirical,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
cynical,
dry,
sharp,
cutting,
biting,
severe,
withering,
trenchant,
hard upon;
censorious,
critical,
captious,
carping,
hypercritical;
fastidious
etc.
868;
sparing of praise,
grudging praise.
disapproved,
chid
etc.
v.;
in bad odor,
blown upon,
unapproved;
unblest†;
at a discount,
exploded;
weighed in the balance and found wanting.
blameworthy,
reprehensible
etc.
(guilt)
947;
to blame,
worthy of blame;
answerable,
uncommendable,
exceptionable,
not to be thought of;
bad
etc.
649;
vicious
etc.
945.
unlamented,
unbewailed†,
unpitied†.
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