ಅರ್ಥ : Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : mulish
ಅರ್ಥ : Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A hardheaded appraisal of our position.
A hard-nosed labor leader.
Completely practical in his approach to business.
Not ideology but pragmatic politics.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic