- a variation of hardheaded.
hard-headed
Example Sentences
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Her impression was that Sami’s “motives for buying these experiences were primarily personal, rather than hard-headed business ones.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Having already slashed tariffs on whisky exports to India, we’re now doing the same with China—proof that our pragmatic, hard-headed international engagement brings benefits at home,” Starmer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Levy's reputation as a hard-headed businessman - with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson famously describing him as "more painful to deal with than a hip replacement" - disguised a rarely-seen softer side.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Andrew Cuomo—the hard-headed former governor of New York state —became something of a national hero in 2020 with his no-nonsense press conferences.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2025
Which surprised me, as hard-headed as he generally was.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
