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Delivered in an aggressively vigorous or forceful manner

Blunt or forthright in speech or expression

Scathing in one's critique or remarks

Compellingly meaningful in speech or expression

Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach

Confronting or thought-provoking in nature

Intense and starkly realistic

Having great influence or persuasion over

Full of energy and life

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Adjective

Delivered in an aggressively vigorous or forceful manner

no holds barred

coming on strong

pulling no punches

full of get-up-and-go

not backward in coming forward

full of determination

entrepreneurial

bound and determined

stop at nothing

like a ball of fire

desiring success

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

nose to grindstone

all-encompassing

one-hundred percent

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

full of vim and vigour

round-the-clock

total-immersion

ready and willing

as keen as mustard

keen as mustard

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

burning with excitement

chomping at the bit

champing at the bit

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“These hard-hitting speeches decry many aspects of our country's off-hand treatment of the arts.”

Adjective

Blunt or forthright in speech or expression

straight-talking

pulling no punches

straight from the shoulder

not beating about the bush

straightforward

calling a spade a spade

straight-shooting

not mincing one's words

brief and to the point

speaking one's mind

lay it on the line

call a spade a spade

saying what one thinks

not afraid to call a spade a spade

straight-from-the-shoulder

laying it on the line

calling spade a spade

straight to the point

speaking as one finds

confrontational

clearly expressed

incontrovertible

brutally honest

not beating around the bush

black-and-white

easily understandable

speaking straight from the shoulder

not pulling any punches

telling it like it is

no beating around the bush

lacking subtlety

eyeball-to-eyeball

easily understood

black and white

no strings attached

no holds barred

no ifs ands or buts

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“We commend Assistant Secretary Craner and his bureau for producing a hard-hitting assessment of human rights, even in countries that are our friends and allies.”

Adjective

Scathing in one's critique or remarks

strongly worded

extremely critical

uncomplimentary

full of contempt

evil-intentioned

unfavourable^UK

tongue-in-cheek

passive-aggressive

rubbing the wrong way

dripping with malice

highly effective

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

high and mighty

on your high horse

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“There was an access report commissioned by industry on it, which was tough, hard, hard-hitting, even scathing.”

Adjective

Compellingly meaningful in speech or expression

“Wayman presented a hard-hitting argument for a national strategy for the pulp and paper industry.”

Adjective

Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

uncompassionate

lacking compassion

uncommiserating

as hard as nails

without sentiment

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

unimpressionable

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Adjective

Confronting or thought-provoking in nature

thought-provoking

confrontational

Adjective

Intense and starkly realistic

Adjective

Having great influence or persuasion over

incontrovertible

well-established

coming on strong

carrying conviction

highly impressive

not taking no for an answer

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Adjective

Full of energy and life

full of vim and vigour

alive and kicking

bright and breezy

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of commotion

like Piccadilly Circus

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

full of activity

in high spirits

hale and hearty

still going strong

full of the joy of living

as lively as a grig

as merry as a grig

well-trafficked

coming on strong

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

fast and furious

hell broke loose

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