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HARDHEADED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example:
not ideology but pragmatic politics
Synonyms:
hard-nosed; hardheaded; practical; pragmatic
Classified under:
Similar:
realistic (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
Synonyms:
hardheaded; mulish
Classified under:
Similar:
obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
