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tough-mindedly

tough-mindedly adverb: in a tough-minded manner; lacking sentimentality.

Adverb

tough-mindedly (comparative more tough-mindedly, superlative most tough-mindedly)

  1. In a tough-minded manner; lacking sentimentality.
    • We do not owe greater help tender-mindedly out of pity for the weak, but tough-mindedly out of our interest in possible enlightenment by those receiving assistance.2008, Clark Butler, Human Rights Ethics: A Rational Approach, →ISBN, pages 10–11

Forms of tough-mindedly

comparativemore tough-mindedly
superlativemost tough-mindedly

Origin of tough-mindedly

From tough-minded + -ly.

Questions about tough-mindedly

What does tough-mindedly mean?
Tough-mindedly means in a tough-minded manner; lacking sentimentality.
What part of speech is tough-mindedly?
Tough-mindedly is an adverb.

Words near tough-mindedly in the dictionary

  1. tough-love
  2. tough-loved
  3. tough-loves
  4. tough-loving
  5. tough-minded
  6. tough-mindedly
  7. tough-mindedness
  8. tough-pitch
  9. tough-skinned
  10. toughed
  11. toughed it out

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