bull-headed
Britishadjective
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Orzabal and Smith admit that they’re very similar in temperament — sensitive, a little bit arrogant and somewhat bull-headed.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
She calls Stasia “the peacemaker,” who often helped her negotiate with her bull-headed son over rules and limits on the boy, who began climbing atop things almost before he could walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
The Greek legend of the labyrinth, the great maze in which a bull-headed monster called the minotaur roamed, was probably based on the size and the confusion of these Minoan complexes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Convincing the bull-headed that their time at the trough should be limited will happen about the same time that pigs fly.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2016
At security, the bull-headed raksha had been replaced by a raksha with the shell of a tortoise.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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