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hardheaded
adjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
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adjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
“a hardheaded appraisal of our position”
adjective
unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
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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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