tough-mind·ed

[tuhf-mahyn-did]
adjective
1.
characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
2.
strong-willed; vigorous; not easily swayed.

Origin:
1905–10

tough-mind·ed·ly, adverb
tough-mind·ed·ness, noun
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tough-minded
 
adj
practical, unsentimental, stern or intractable
 
tough-'mindedly
 
adv
 
tough-'mindedness
 
n

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Tough-minded is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Successful reform requires tough-minded collaboration, not tough-minded
  confrontation.
It was resolute, suffused with sobriety, reflecting a tough-minded realism at
  home and abroad.
Indeed, the separateness of this representation ensures independent,
  tough-minded directors.
But if you want the country to share that belief, you have to provide a
  government that is nimble, tough-minded and effective.
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