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hardnosed

hardnosed 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 hardnosed

comparativemore hardnosed
superlativemost hardnosed

Questions about hardnosed

What is hardnosed the alternative form of?
Hardnosed is the alternative form of hard-nosed.

Words near hardnosed in the dictionary

  1. hardnesse
  2. hardnesses
  3. Hardnett
  4. Hardnetts
  5. hardnose
  6. hardnosed
  7. hardnoses
  8. hardo
  9. hardo bread
  10. hardock
  11. hardocks

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