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tough-minded

[ tuhf-mahyn-did ]

/ ˈtʌfˈmaɪn dɪd /

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adjective

characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.

strong-willed; vigorous; not easily swayed.

Origin of tough-minded

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM tough-minded

tough-mind·ed·ly, adverb tough-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby tough-minded

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Example sentences from the Web for tough-minded

To be sure, there are remnants of an Old West mentality of a rugged, tough-minded, if not slow to change attitude.

The Real Arizona Isn’t Anti-Gay |Ronnie Cho |February 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Walter is sent by his tough-minded grandmother to work in the office of a distinguished U.S. Senator.

Announcing "Patriots" |David Frum |April 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The answer has in large part to do with the enduring appeal of her complex, tough-minded view of love, life, and human nature.

Jane Austen’s Tough Love |Rachel M. Brownstein |June 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Roosevelt was the tough-minded champion of a new, yet essentially conservative social order.

Teddy's Lost Years |Michael Kazin |November 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Another name that has floated: Jonathan Dolgen, the tough-minded businessman who ran Viacom's film studio.

Murdoch's Next Move |Kim Masters |February 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
You get, in short, a materialistic universe, in which only the tough-minded find themselves congenially at home.

Pragmatism |William James
Tender-minded and tough-minded, what a barbaric disjunction!

Pragmatism |William James
That tough-minded central bureaucracy did not ordinarily bother to obtain proof against those it suspected.

Watch the Sky |James H. Schmitz
He differentiated them as the "tough-minded," and the "tender-minded."

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology |C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for tough-minded

tough-minded

adjective

practical, unsentimental, stern or intractable

Derived forms of tough-minded

tough-mindedly, adverb tough-mindedness, noun