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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack;
[syn: hardheaded, mulish]

2. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
- Example: "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
- Example: "a hard-nosed labor leader"
- Example: "completely practical in his approach to business"
- Example: "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
[syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hardheaded \hard"head`ed\, hard-headed \hard"-head`ed\, a.
   Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and
   pragmatic. -- Hard"-head`ed*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hardheaded
    adj 1: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or
           attack [syn: hardheaded, mulish]
    2: 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" [syn:
       hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]