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hardheaded definition
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Overview of adj hardheaded The adj hardheaded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. hardheaded, mulish -- (unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack) 2. hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic -- (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") Antonyms of adj hardheaded 2 senses of hardheaded Sense 1 hardheaded, mulish INDIRECT (VIA stubborn) -> docile Sense 2 hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic INDIRECT (VIA realistic) -> unrealistic Similarity of adj hardheaded 2 senses of hardheaded Sense 1 hardheaded, mulish => stubborn (vs. docile) Sense 2 hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic => realistic (vs. unrealistic) Attributes of adj hardheaded Familiarity of adj hardheaded hardheaded used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj hardheaded hardheaded Overview of adj hardheaded The adj hardheaded has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. hardheaded, mulish -- (unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack) 2. hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic -- (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")
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