Definition of hard-nosed Hard-nosed
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What does hard-nosed mean?
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| hard-nosed - 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" | ||
| hardheaded, practical, pragmatic | ||
| realistic aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hard-nosed (Adjective)
guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory. - hard-nosed (Adjective)
hardheaded.
