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- Dictionaryhard-nosed/ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd/
adjective
- 1. realistic and determined; tough-minded: informal "a hard-nosed businessman"
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adjective. us / ˈhɑrdˈnoʊzd / (also hardheaded) Add to word list. practical and determined: He has a reputation as a hard-nosed negotiator.
- English (US)
practical and determined: His hard-nosed business approach...
- Translate English to Portuguese
hard-nosed translate: duro, obstinado. Learn more in the...
- Hard-Nosed in Turkish
hard-nosed translate: azimli, kararlı, duygularından...
- Hard-Nosed in Russian
hard-nosed translate: целеустремленный, практичный. Learn...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
HARD-NOSED translate: 執著的,頑強的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Translate English to Polish
hard-nosed translate: trzeźwy, rzeczowy. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Hard-Nosed, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
hard-nosed definicja: 1. practical and determined: 2....
- Translate to Mandarin Chinese
HARD-NOSED translate: 执着的,顽强的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
The meaning of HARD-NOSED is being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising. How to use hard-nosed in a sentence.
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.
You use hard-nosed to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones. [ informal ] If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman.
Hard-nosed definition: hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical. See examples of HARD-NOSED used in a sentence.
adjective. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory. “a hard-nosed labor leader”. synonyms: hardheaded, practical, pragmatic. objectivist, objectivistic, realistic.
Definition of hard-nosed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.