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hardheaded

or hard-head·ed

[ hahrd-hed-id ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.

obstinate; stubborn; willful.

Origin of hardheaded

First recorded in 1575–85

SYNONYMS FOR hardheaded

1 astute, realistic, pragmatic, cool, down-to-earth.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hardheaded

hard·head·ed·ly, adverb hard·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby hardheaded

hardening of arteries, hardening of the arteries, hardhack, hardhead, hardhead sponge, hardheaded, hardheads, hardhearted, hardicanute, hardie, hardihood

Example sentences from the Web for hard-headed

In the context of 2004, that kind of talk passed for hard-headed thinking.

Michael Scheuer’s Meltdown |David Frum |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A look at the documentary and why we all need to stop being so hard-headed about head injuries.

Steve James and Christopher Nowinski Talk the New Doc ‘Head Games’ |Kevin Fallon |September 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
All of which, if true, suggests that she's not the most hard-headed commentator on Middle Eastern affairs.

Jewish Sharptonism, Part 17 |Peter Beinart |September 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
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.

Demi Moore’s Poignant Fall |Tracy Quan |February 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

When Republicans defend the war in Afghanistan, they generally do so in hard-headed security terms.

The GOP's Revolt Against Bush |Peter Beinart |August 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But what was the message which could reach a hard-headed young 'lawyer by nature' with a turn for Benthamism?

The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. |Sir Leslie Stephen
I wish I were not one of the most hard-headed people in the world.

The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire |Margaret Vandercook
The shipper, only a hard-headed business man, takes the same view.

Letters from an Old Railway Official |Charles DeLano Hine
Of hard-headed American determination to "get there" at any honourable cost, of jealously hidden romanticism.

Mrs. Balfame |Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
I contemplated him a bit ruefully, wondering if the hard-headed Knowlton had made a good bargain in saddling us with this.

I Walked in Arden |Jack Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for hard-headed

hard-headed

adjective

tough, realistic, or shrewd; not moved by sentiment

mainly US and Canadian stubborn; obstinate

Derived forms of hard-headed

hard-headedly, adverb hard-headedness, noun