hardheaded
or hard-head·ed
[ hahrd-hed-id ]
/ ˈhɑrdˈhɛd ɪd /
adjective
not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
obstinate; stubborn; willful.
OTHER WORDS FOR hardheaded
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Origin of hardheaded
First recorded in 1575–85
OTHER WORDS FROM hardheaded
hard·head·ed·ly, adverbhard·head·ed·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Words related to hardheaded
astute,
hard-headed,
hard-nosed,
headstrong,
obstinate,
practical,
pragmatic,
rational,
sensible,
shrewd,
sober,
unsentimental,
bullheaded,
cool,
hard,
hard-boiled,
intractable,
level-headed,
locked-in,
mulish How to use hardheaded in a sentence
Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.
We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.
British Dictionary definitions for hardheaded
adjective
tough, realistic, or shrewd; not moved by sentiment
mainly US and Canadian stubborn; obstinate
Derived forms of hard-headed
hard-headedly, adverbhard-headedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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