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adjective. uk / ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd / us / ˌhɑːrdˈnoʊzd / Add to word list. practical and determined: His hard-nosed business approach is combined with a very real concern for the less fortunate in society. Synonyms. practical. pragmatic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily. canny.
The meaning of HARD-NOSED is being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising. How to use hard-nosed in a sentence.
You use hard-nosed to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones.
practical and determined: His hard-nosed business approach is combined with a very real concern for the less fortunate in society. Synonyms. practical. pragmatic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily.
Hard-nosed definition: hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical. See examples of HARD-NOSED used in a sentence.
Definition of hard-nosed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
hard-nosed - guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics". hardheaded, practical, pragmatic.
