Word: hardpressed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hard
pressed
Definition: Subject to difficulty in accomplishing or making progress.
Morphemes:
Affix: hard
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
Affix: press
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hasten, urge onward.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: press
Language: en
Decoded: press
Meaning: press release/press conference
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: Variety -er
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.