Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard nosed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
hard nosed
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of hard-nosed.

Inflected Forms

more hard nosed (comparative) most hard nosed (superlative)

Questions

What does hard nosed mean?
Alternative form of hard-nosed.

How to pronounce hard nosed

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