tough-minded
Americanadjective
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characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
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strong-willed; vigorous; not easily swayed.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- tough-mindedly adverb
- tough-mindedness noun
Etymology
Origin of tough-minded
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Ms. Jones meets the challenge of playing the only noncomedic role by establishing her character as tough-minded and wary.
Based on an especially tough-minded piece of writing, this is a film that will get you contemplating pettiness and righteousness both.
From Los Angeles Times
Once it becomes apparent that this droll, tough-minded actress is playing a tomato who wants little more from life than a few trash novels and a jogging partner, confusion set in.
From New York Times
How does a person whom Time called "a tough-minded man who has long shown an abundance of intellectual and physical resiliency" wind up on a window ledge?
From Salon
In his hands, a funny and lyrical bildungsroman becomes a surprisingly tough-minded assessment of himself and the medium he manipulates so effortlessly.
From Los Angeles Times
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