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tough-minded

[ tuhf-mahyn-did ]

adjective

  1. characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
  2. strong-willed; vigorous; not easily swayed.


tough-minded

adjective

  1. practical, unsentimental, stern or intractable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌtough-ˈmindedness, noun
  • ˌtough-ˈmindedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • tough-minded·ly adverb
  • tough-minded·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tough-minded1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Mr. Khan, known as a gifted speaker and a tough-minded litigator, took an unusual approach to announcing his request for arrest warrants for leaders of Hamas and Israel.

When his business faltered, Trump became a reality television star on “ The Apprentice,” a show that portrayed him as the ideal tough-minded businessman, an image he rode into the White House in 2016.

Once it becomes apparent that this droll, tough-minded actress is playing a tomato who wants little more from life than a few trash novels and a jogging partner, confusion set in.

No matter how tough-minded you are, being in the midst of a jeering crowd that hates truth more than anything is not amendable to any kind of fact-checking.

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How does a person whom Time called "a tough-minded man who has long shown an abundance of intellectual and physical resiliency" wind up on a window ledge?

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