bullheaded

[ bool-hed-id ]

/ ˈbʊlˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

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

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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

bullfinch, bull float, bullfrog, bull gun, bullhead, bullheaded, bull header, bullhead rail, bullhorn, bull in a china shop, bullion

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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 Post
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)
I'm trying to pound that into these bullheaded ranchers round here.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow
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

And it's the same bullheaded stubbornness that'll keep you from finishing that recorder.
The Revolt on Venus|Carey Rockwell

British Dictionary definitions for bullheaded

bull-headed

adjective

blindly obstinate; stubborn, headstrong, or stupid

Derived forms of bull-headed

bull-headedly, adverbbull-headedness, noun

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