Definition of "hard-edged" []

• Inclined to hold a position; severe: "In those magazine pieces the children were splendidly self-willed, hard-edged, perverse, indomitable” ( Alice Munro). (adjective)

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• "Again, the opposition to this hard-edged policy was fierce."
• "The colorful and hard-edged Emanuel was replaced by interim chief of staff Pete Rouse, a low-key, behind the scenes troubleshooter who prefers to operate out of the spotlight."
• "Her flat, hard-edged, single-color rectangles cite European Modernism, and her gestural brushstrokes nod to Asian calligraphy."