Term Gallery logo

Meanings of hardheaded in English

Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.

Related terms

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

Related terms
Usage of hardheaded in English
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
About this term
More collocations
Hardheaded through the time
Hardheaded across language varieties
United States of America
Common