Hard-nosed and Stiff

Hard-nosed adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Stiff and hard-nosed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead an adjective phrase "Hard-nosed".

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

Hard-nosed and stiff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard-nosed" instead an adjective "Stiff".

Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened