toughminded

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English

Etymology

From tough +‎ minded.

Adjective

toughminded (comparative more toughminded, superlative most toughminded)

  1. Alternative form of tough-minded
    • 2001, Keith Tones, Sylvia Tilford, Health Promotion: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity, →ISBN, page 59:
      Thus communist tendencies would be consistent with toughminded radicalism while fascism would be characterised by toughminded conservatism.