hardline
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Adj. | 1. | hardline - firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" uncompromising, inflexible, sturdy - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" |
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hardline
hard-lineadjective tough, extreme, strict, definite, uncompromising, single-minded, inflexible, diehard, unyielding, intransigent, immoderate, undeviating They've taken a lot of criticism for their hard-line stance.
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hardline
hard-line [ˌhɑːrdˈlaɪn] adj [communist, republican, unionist] → pur(e) et dur(e); [policy, stance] → jusqu'au-boutiste, intransigeant(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005