hardbacked

An obsolete adjective describing a book bound with a rigid, stiff cover, typically made of cardboard or cloth. This term is no longer in common use, having been replaced by 'hardcover' or 'hardback'.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das ein Buch mit einem festen, harten Einband beschreibt, meist aus Pappe oder Stoff. Der Begriff wird heute kaum noch verwendet und ist durch „hardcover“ oder „hardback“ ersetzt worden.

1. Having a rigid cover B1 formal

   Describes a book that has a stiff, durable cover, typically made of cardboard or cloth.

   • The library has a large collection of hardbacked novels.
   • She prefers hardbacked editions because they last longer.
   • The hardbacked book was heavy but beautifully bound.

   🇩🇪Mit festem Einband

   Synonyme: hardbackhardboundhardcover

   Antonyme: paperbackpaperbacked

• more hardbacked comparative form
• most hardbacked superlative form