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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
- Example: "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
- Example: "a hard-nosed labor leader"
- Example: "completely practical in his approach to business"
- Example: "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
[syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hard-nosed \hard-nosed\ adj.
   facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and
   observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a
   hard-nosed businessman.

   Syn: down-to-earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hard-nosed
    adj 1: 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" [syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical,
           pragmatic]