hard-headed

hard-headed (comparative more hard-headed, superlative most hard-headed)

1. Alternative spelling of hardheaded
   • 1960 March, “A transport manager's view of B.R. freight services”, in Trains Illustrated, page 179:

     This increase has not been caused by empire-building on the part of transport managers, who have to convince such hard-headed men as accountants and boards of directors of their arguments.

   • 1997, “Buying a Rural Property”, in Back to Basics, Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty Limited, page 10:

     Having found a property that 'feels' right you then have to adopt a hard-headed attitude and consider the realities of life in a new environment.

• “hard-headed”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.