tough-minded

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tough-mind·ed

(tŭf′mīn′dĭd)

adj.

Facing facts and difficulties with strength and determination; realistic and resolute.

tough′-mind′ed·ly adv.

tough′-mind′ed·ness n.

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tough-minded

adj

practical, unsentimental, stern, or intractable

ˌtough-ˈmindedly adv

ˌtough-ˈmindedness n

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tough′-mind′ed

adj.

1. characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.

2. strong-willed; vigorous; not easily swayed.

[1905–10]

tough′-mind′ed•ly, adv.

tough′-mind′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.

tough-minded - facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination

unsentimental

tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

tough-minded

adjective

Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:

down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, unromantic.

Translations

tough-minded

[ˈtʌfˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ → duro, nada sentimental

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tough-minded

adj → störrisch

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