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toughmindedly

toughmindedly is the alternative form of tough-mindedly.

Meaning of tough-mindedly

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 toughmindedly

comparativemore toughmindedly
superlativemost toughmindedly

Origin of toughmindedly

From toughminded + -ly.

Questions about toughmindedly

What is toughmindedly the alternative form of?
Toughmindedly is the alternative form of tough-mindedly.

Words near toughmindedly in the dictionary

  1. toughing it out
  2. toughing out
  3. toughish
  4. toughly
  5. toughminded
  6. toughmindedly
  7. toughmindedness
  8. toughness
  9. toughnesses
  10. toughra
  11. toughras

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