bullheaded

[ boo l-hed-id ]
/ ˈbʊlˈhɛd ɪd /
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adjective

obstinately opinionated, especially in refusing to consider alternatives; stubborn.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of bullheaded

First recorded in 1810–20; bull1 + head + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM bullheaded

bull·head·ed·ly, adverbbull·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby bullheaded

bullfighter, bullfinch, bullfrog, bullhead, bullhead rail, bullheaded, bullhorn, bullion, bullionist, bullish, bullitt
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Words related to bullheaded

headstrong, obstinate, pigheaded

Example sentences from the Web for bullheaded

  • I'm trying to pound that into these bullheaded ranchers round here.

    Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

  • If a telepath were so bullheaded as to get in our way, we'd dispose of him.

    The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)

  • It was therefore but tit-for-tat when Minos sent Athenian tributary boys and girls to fight his bull, the bullheaded Minotaur.

    The World of Homer|Andrew Lang