Hardheaded

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  • adjective. Stubborn; willful.
  • adjective. Realistic; pragmatic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Shrewd; intelligent or clearheaded and firm; not easily deceived or humbugged: as, a hard-headed politician.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Stubborn; wilful.
  • adjective. Realistic; pragmatic.
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  • adjective. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  • adjective. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
    • Word Usage
    "ZAKARIA: It's a difficult question because McCain used to be more of a kind of hardheaded, pragmatic Republican, the type of Henry Kissinger or Brent Scowcroft."
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