hard-nosed
or hard·nosed
[hahrd-nohzd]
adjective Informal.
hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
Origin of hard-nosed
First recorded in 1885–90
Synonyms for hard-nosed
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Related Words for hard-nosed
uncompromising, hardheaded, no-nonsense, hard-boiled, tough-minded, bullheaded, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded, stubborn, tough, unsentimentalExamples from the Web for hard-nosed
Contemporary Examples of hard-nosed
Normally an air accident investigation would involve a swarm of hard-nosed engineers and scientists poring over wreckage.
Hard-nosed criticism is squeezed out by soft stories, gossip and fluff.
“Politics is a hard-nosed game, and the right has been playing Marquess of Queensbury Rules for a long time on this,” he said.
Documents released by the British archives reveal Thatcher as a hard-nosed opponent of Israel's West Bank settlement project.
To me this would demonstrate a hard-nosed determination that all citizens should find frightening.
hard-nosed
adjective
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