bullheaded
obstinately opinionated, especially in refusing to consider alternatives; stubborn.
Origin of bullheaded
1Other words from bullheaded
- bull·head·ed·ly, adverb
- bull·head·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby bullheaded
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How to use bullheaded in a sentence
Heather O’Hara’s coyotes sit at a typewriter or carry a balloon, wearing everyday human clothing, while Brent Bonds’s bullheaded “Minitaurs” sport only men’s briefs.
In the galleries: Artists sport their chops with prints on the cutting edge | Mark Jenkins | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostIf a telepath were so bullheaded as to get in our way, we'd dispose of him.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)I'm trying to pound that into these bullheaded ranchers round here.
Still Jim | Honor Willsie MorrowIt 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 LangAnd it's the same bullheaded stubbornness that'll keep you from finishing that recorder.
The Revolt on Venus | Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for bull-headed
blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid
Derived forms of bull-headed
- bull-headedly, adverb
- bull-headedness, noun
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