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HARD-NOSED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hard-nosed mean?
• HARD-NOSED (adjective)
The adjective HARD-NOSED has 1 sense:
1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Familiarity information: HARD-NOSED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Synonyms:
hard-nosed; hardheaded; practical; pragmatic
Context example:
not ideology but pragmatic politics
Similar:
realistic (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are)
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