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strong-minded

[ strawng-mahyn-did, strong- ]

/ ˈstrɔŋˈmaɪn dɪd, ˈstrɒŋ- /

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adjective

having a forceful and independent mind.

determined or obstinate; strong-willed.

Origin of strong-minded

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby strong-minded

strong silent type, strong suit, strong waters, strong-arm, strong-eye dog, strong-minded, strong-willed, strongbark, strongbox, stronghold, strongly

Example sentences from the Web for strong-minded

Leigh Anne may dress (and decorate) tackily, but she is unquestionably a strong-minded and moral do-gooder.

Hollywood's Christian Blockbuster |Nicole LaPorte |January 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I married Amanda, a strong-minded food writer, seven years ago: She revamped my fridge, and some of my other disaster areas.

The Last of the Wasps |Tad Friend |September 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, you delay doing so till some strong-minded friend or other goes boldly forward and shakes the convalescent by the hand.

Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General |Charles Lever
He was a strong-minded man—at least, everybody who got in his way had good reason to think so.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 |Various

And Miss Beswick, strong-minded as she was, found it necessary to make use of her handkerchief.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 |Various
Was ever man so treated as I am by this strong-minded young woman?

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873 |Various
I'm not strong-minded enough to crank my own motor-car and study woman's suffrage.

The Melting of Molly |Maria Thompson Daviess

British Dictionary definitions for strong-minded

strong-minded

adjective

having strength of mind; firm, resolute, and determined

Derived forms of strong-minded

strong-mindedly, adverb strong-mindedness, noun