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Meanings of hardheaded in anglès

Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.

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        Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack.

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              Examples for "mulish"
              Examples for "mulish"
              1
              That was part of the reason he'd gotten mulish, at the end.
              Crown of Slaves
              2
              Her lank grizzled body, naked tail, and mulish look, I remembered well.
              The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
              3
              But here, to my horror, that young man's mulish obstinacy came in.
              Allan and the Holy Flower
              4
              A horse with the staggers was not in it with a mulish Lampton.
              There was a King in Egypt
              5
              He used to sit low in his chair and look mulish.
              The New Machiavelli
              Usage of hardheaded in anglès
              1
              In his hardheaded view, barbarian invasions cleaned up stagnant and oppressive regimes.
              Wired
              2
              His hardheaded, no-nonsense attitude had come as a momentary relief to Lanigan.
              Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
              3
              If the prosecutor is hardheaded, you might have to take the stand.
              Gods go begging
              4
              He missed the Valeman's peculiar mixture of hardheaded practicality and antiquated beliefs.
              The Sword of Shannara
              5
              Little Muddy Dove Woman can be as hardheaded as a bull buffalo.
              Frontier courtship
              6
              She was a hardheaded realist, and a dream was a dream.
              Shadow zone
              7
              She was, after all, a combination of two determined, hardheaded people.
              Tough customer: a novel
              8
              He was of Welsh descent, a very hardheaded, practical, and wise business man.
              My Memories of Eighty Years
              9
              You just might get those hardheaded idiots to listen to you.
              The Lightning Thief
              10
              She'd manage with hardheaded common sense-or ,ifshe didn't, she'd find a new broker.
              American empire: blood and iron
              11
              Her brother was the most hardheaded man she'd ever known.
              Colorado abduction
              12
              I've been a practical, hardheaded coal miner all my life.
              Ghosts
              13
              Often Libby complained about Isabelle, but they were alike in many ways, including being hardheaded.
              In every heartbeat
              14
              What is it about zero gravity that causes hardheaded movie directors to lose their way?
              The new yorker
              15
              She was stubborn and hardheaded and thought that the ships she built were almost human.
              Shadow zone
              16
              And the prospect of economic growth, based on cross-border co-operation is attractive to hardheaded businessmen.
              The Irish Times
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