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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HARD-HEADED

HARD-HEADED Hard "-head `ed, a.

Defn: Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd. -- Hard "-head `ed *ness, n.

Oxford Dictionary

hard-headed

hard-headed ▶adjective practical and realistic; not sentimental: a hard-headed businessman. DERIVATIVES hard-headedly adverb, hard-headedness noun

Oxford Thesaurus

hard-headed

hard-headed adjective a hard-headed businessman: unsentimental, practical, pragmatic, businesslike, realistic, sensible, rational, tough, clear-thinking, cool-headed, hard-bitten, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, with one's /both feet on the ground; shrewd, astute, sharp, sharp-witted; informal hard-nosed, hard-boiled. ANTONYMS idealistic.