- hard-headed
- hardheaded hard"head`ed, hard-headed hard"-head`ed, a. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic. -- {Hard"-head`ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
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hard-headed — adj practical and able to make difficult decisions without letting your emotions affect your judgment ▪ a hard headed business tycoon … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-headed — also hardheaded, 1580s, “stubborn,” from hardhead “dull person” (1510s), from HARD (Cf. hard) + HEAD (Cf. head). Meaning “practical” is attested from 1779 … Etymology dictionary
hard-headed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tough and realistic. DERIVATIVES hard headedly adverb hard headedness noun … English terms dictionary
hard-headed — adjective 1. ) able to make judgments and decisions in a practical way, without being influenced by emotions 2. ) unwilling to change your mind or your behavior … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hard-headed — ADJ GRADED You use hard headed to describe someone who is practical and determined to get what they want or need, and who does not allow emotions to affect their actions. ...a hard headed and shrewd businesswoman... They are taking a hard headed… … English dictionary
hard-headed — adjective practical and able to make difficult decisions without letting your emotions affect your judgment: a hard headed business tycoon hard headedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hard Headed Woman — Infobox Single Name =Hard Headed Woman Cover size = Border = Caption = Artist =Elvis Presley Album = A side = B side = Don t Ask Me Why Released =June 10, 1958 Format = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Writer =Claude Demetrius Producer = Audio … Wikipedia
hard-headed hawkfish — paprastoji garbanpelekė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cirrhitus pinnulatus angl. hard headed hawkfish; marbled hawkfish; red spotted hawkfish; stocky hawkfish rus. обыкновенный кудрепёр ryšiai:… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
hard-headed grenadier — japoninis grenadierius statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Coelorhynchus japonicus angl. hard headed grenadier rus. японский полорыл ryšiai: platesnis terminas – skiauterėtieji grenadieriai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
hard-headed — adj 1. practical, shrewd, cool, cool headed, rational, level headed; sensible, well balanced, sound, sane, clear headed, resourceful; sharp, sharp witted, keen, acute, discerning, clear thinking, alert, aware, astute, judicious, sagacious, wise.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
