hard-nosed
See also: hardnosed
English
Etymology
hard + nosed; originally referred to hard-tipped bullets.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
hard-nosed
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory
- (idiomatic) hardheaded, stubborn
- (of a person) tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate
Translations
pragmatic
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stubborn
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