hard-nosed

See also: hardnosed and hard nosed

English

Etymology

hard + nosed; originally referred to hard-tipped bullets.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hard-nosed

1. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
2. (idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn.
3. (of a person) Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Translations

pragmatic

• Dutch: realistisch (nl)
• French: pragmatique (fr)
• German: pragmatisch (de)
• Italian: pragmatico (it)
• Spanish: pragmático (es)

stubborn

• Dutch: halsstarrig (nl)
• Japanese: 抜け目ない; 頑固な
• Maori: taikaha, tūkaha