hardheaded

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From hard + headed. First appears c. mid-15th century in the writings of Osbern Bokenam.

In fact, he tended to scoff at conspiracy theories, claiming they were a substitute for hardheaded analysis. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
The son of the hardheaded father came out at a crisis; and not too highhandedly: he could hear an opposite argument to the end. — The Amazing Marriage — Complete, George Meredith
The man of science like the man in the street has to face hardheaded facts that cannot be blinked and explain them as best he can. — Ulysses, James Joyce

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