hardheaded

[ hahrd-hed-id ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈhɛd ɪd /

not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.

obstinate; stubborn; willful.

Origin of hardheaded

First recorded in 1575–85

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

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

While welcome, this is actually a hardheaded and highly practical move.

CVS Quits Tobacco to Become a Medical Giant |Daniel Gross |February 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The hardheaded politician devoted to step-by- step progress was transformed in death into the consummate liberal idealist.

How Jackie Kennedy Invented the Camelot Legend After JFK’s Death |James Piereson |November 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But hardheaded operatives like Karl Rove could shift their resources to Senate and House contests.

GOP Civil War Is Coming as Mitt Romney Campaign Flails in Video’s Wake |Robert Shrum |September 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And so does the cause of decency in the hardheaded world of international affairs.

Ronald Reagan’s Lessons for the Chen Guangcheng Case |Walter Reich |May 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

For the hardheaded, distributing Qurans would have another benefit.

The U.S. Military Should Hand Out Qurans in Afghanistan as a Good-Will Gesture |Richard Miniter |March 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Like all romancers, she is a little terrified at seeing one of her wildest conceits admitted by the hardheaded world.

Song of the Lark |Willa Cather
The son of the hardheaded father came out at a crisis; and not too highhandedly: he could hear an opposite argument to the end.

The Amazing Marriage, Complete |George Meredith
We pride ourselves upon being realistic, desiring a hardheaded cognizance of facts, and devoted to mastering the means of life.

Creative Intelligence |John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
But Tobin was a hardheaded man, and the sadness stuck in his skin.

The Four Million |O. Henry
And she was glad to see that the hardheaded old miller was not much impressed by the man, either.

Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence |Alice B. Emerson