bull-headed
adjective
blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
bull-headedness
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a word derived from
bull-headed.
Example Sentences
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In them we see the classic scenario of the adult child exasperated by her parents’ apparent bull-headedness, but here it comes with a possible twist.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2015
If I’m in a jam, it’s my own doing, and due to my bull-headedness, of which you have so often reminded me.
From The Infra-Medians by Wright, Sewell Peaslee
It was sheer bull-headedness, that's what it was!
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.
We only won by main strength and bull-headedness, and Rosecrans's good management.
From Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign by McElroy, John
At only twenty-three he was invited to accompany General Braddock's staff, but neither he nor angels from heaven could prevent Braddock from plunging with typical British bull-headedness into the fatal Indian ambush.
From George Washington by Thayer, William Roscoe
