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hard nosed

hard nosed is the alternative form of hard-nosed.

Meaning of hard-nosed

Adjective

hard-nosed

  1. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
  2. (idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn.
  3. Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Forms of hard nosed

comparativemore hard nosed
superlativemost hard nosed

Questions about hard nosed

What is hard nosed the alternative form of?
Hard nosed is the alternative form of hard-nosed.

Words near hard nosed in the dictionary

  1. hard mutations
  2. hard nail
  3. hard nails
  4. hard news
  5. hard nose
  6. hard nosed
  7. hard noses
  8. hard nut to crack
  9. hard nuts to crack
  10. hard of hearing
  11. hard of seeing

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