English Explanatory Dictionary

hard-nosed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
  2. Hardheaded, stubborn.
  3. Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Pronunciation

en-au-hard-nosed.ogg en-us-hard-nosed.ogg

Word forms

hard-nosed

Etymology

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

Translations

Dutch: realistisch French: pragmatique German: pragmatisch Italian: pragmatico Portuguese: pragmático Spanish: pragmático
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