hardheaded

hardheaded
/hahrd"hed"id/, adj.
1. not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
2. obstinate; stubborn; willful.
Also, hard-headed.
[1575-85]
Syn. 1. astute, realistic, pragmatic, cool, down-to-earth.

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