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hard-headed

hard-headed is the alternative spelling of hardheaded.

Meaning of hardheaded

Adjective

hardheaded (comparative more hardheaded or harderheaded, superlative most hardheaded or hardestheaded)

  1. Stubborn; wilful.
  2. Realistic; pragmatic.

Forms of hard-headed

comparativemore hard-headed
comparativeharder-headed
superlativemost hard-headed
superlativehardest-headed

Questions about hard-headed

What is hard-headed the alternative spelling of?
Hard-headed is the alternative spelling of hardheaded.

Words near hard-headed in the dictionary

  1. hard-g
  2. hard-grained
  3. hard-handed
  4. hard-handedly
  5. hard-handedness
  6. hard-headed
  7. hard-hearted
  8. hard-heartedly
  9. hard-heartedness
  10. hard-heartednesses
  11. hard-hit

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