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hard-headed
adjective
- tough, realistic, or shrewd; not moved by sentiment
- stubborn; obstinate
Derived Forms
- ˌhard-ˈheadedness, noun
- ˌhard-ˈheadedly, adverb
Example Sentences
In the context of 2004, that kind of talk passed for hard-headed thinking.
A look at the documentary and why we all need to stop being so hard-headed about head injuries.
All of which, if true, suggests that she's not the most hard-headed commentator on Middle Eastern affairs.
Before Moore lost the plot and went into rehab, we thought of her as a hard-headed actress who had also evolved into a dealmaker.
When Republicans defend the war in Afghanistan, they generally do so in hard-headed security terms.
No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.
He is a hard-headed business man, Freckles, and he is doing it because he finds you worthy of it.
He was a hard-headed old salt, who had made money in the Australian packet service.
"I am afraid Jack is kind of hard-headed, but you mustn't mind," Jim murmured apologetically.
"If you weren't a hard-headed lawyer, I should think you were a writer of romantic fiction," she said.
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