HyperDic: hard-nosed

English > 1 sense of the word hard-nosed:
ADJECTIVEallhard-nosed, hardheaded, practical, pragmaticguided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
English > hard-nosed: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningGuided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
Example "a hard-nosed labor leader"
Synonymshardheaded, practical, pragmatic
BroaderrealisticAware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
Spanishpráctico, pragmático

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