Hard-nosed and Stuck

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

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

Stuck adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.

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