Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardnosed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
hard-nosed
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more hardnosed (comparative) most hardnosed (superlative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hardnosed

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