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hard-nosed
[ hahrd-nohzd ]
adjective
- hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical:
a hard-nosed labor leader.
Synonyms: inflexible, stubborn, rigid, intractable, down-to-earth, realistic
hard-nosed
adjective
- informal.tough, shrewd, and practical
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hard-nosed1
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Example Sentences
Normally an air accident investigation would involve a swarm of hard-nosed engineers and scientists poring over wreckage.
Hard-nosed criticism is squeezed out by soft stories, gossip and fluff.
“Politics is a hard-nosed game, and the right has been playing Marquess of Queensbury Rules for a long time on this,” he said.
Documents released by the British archives reveal Thatcher as a hard-nosed opponent of Israel's West Bank settlement project.
To me this would demonstrate a hard-nosed determination that all citizens should find frightening.
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