hard-hitting
- s characterized by or full of force and vigor
a hard-hitting expose - s aggressively and persistently persuasive
a hard-hitting advertising campaign
handicapped
- n people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
- v injure permanently
- v attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
- v put at a disadvantage
- s incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness