hardheaded

or hard-head·ed

[ hahrd-hed-id ]
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adjective
  1. not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.

  2. obstinate; stubborn; willful.

Origin of hardheaded

1
First recorded in 1575–85

Other words for hardheaded

Other words from hardheaded

  • hard·head·ed·ly, adverb
  • hard·head·ed·ness, noun

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How to use hardheaded in a sentence

  • No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.

  • He is a hard-headed business man, Freckles, and he is doing it because he finds you worthy of it.

    Freckles | Gene Stratton-Porter
  • He was a hard-headed old salt, who had made money in the Australian packet service.

    Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "I am afraid Jack is kind of hard-headed, but you mustn't mind," Jim murmured apologetically.

    The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge | Margaret Vandercook
  • "If you weren't a hard-headed lawyer, I should think you were a writer of romantic fiction," she said.

    The Angel of Terror | Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for hard-headed

hard-headed

adjective
  1. tough, realistic, or shrewd; not moved by sentiment

  2. mainly US and Canadian stubborn; obstinate

Derived forms of hard-headed

  • hard-headedly, adverb
  • hard-headedness, noun

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