, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called bald and bald-pated; as, a bald-headed gentleman. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
(adj) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory, Syn. pragmatic, hard-nosed, practical, Example:a hardheaded appraisal of our position; a hard-nosed labor leader; completely practical in his approach to business; not ideology but pragmatic politics