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TOUGH-MINDED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tough-minded mean?
• TOUGH-MINDED (adjective)
The adjective TOUGH-MINDED has 1 sense:
1. facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination
Familiarity information: TOUGH-MINDED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination
Synonyms:
tough-minded; unsentimental
Similar:
tough (not given to gentleness or sentimentality)
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