Definitions for hard-nosed
ˈhɑrdˌnoʊzdhard-nosed

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1. hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmaticadjective

   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"

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1. hard-nosedadjective

   guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory

2. hard-nosedadjective

   hardheaded

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hard-nosed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hard-nosed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hard-nosed in a Sentence

1. Ryan Dzingel:

   We’re trying to keep things low scoring. I think when you have two teams that are very similar, the way they want to play and the way we want to play clashes sometimes. I think we’re both very similar teams trying to get get pucks deep and get our D involved, hard-nosed and simple, so I think it was just one of those weird ones that turned out that way.

2. Dallas Cowboys:

   Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran with the will to win every down, he had a passion for the game and love for his coaches and teammates. Our hearts go out to Marion's family and friends during this difficult time.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Precisely because the stakes are so high, this is not the time for politics, tough talk from Washington does not solve problems. Hard nosed diplomacy, leadership that has united the world's major powers, offers a more effective way of verifying Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon.

4. Hank Aaron:

   Frank Robinson and I were more than baseball buddies. We were friends, frank Robinson was a hard nosed baseball player who did things on the field that people said could never be done.

5. Jerry Della Femina:

   I'm hard-nosed about luck. I think it sucks. Yeah, if you spend seven years looking for a job as a copywriter, and then one day somebody gives you a job, you can say, Gee, I was lucky I happened to go up there today. But, dammit, I was going to go up there sooner or later in the next seventy years. If you're persistent in trying and doing and working, you almost make your own fortune.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hard-nosed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hard-Nosed