hardheaded
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(satellite adjective) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" |
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Synonyms: hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic |
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(satellite adjective) unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack |
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Synonyms: mulish |
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