wild-headed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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He was a gray, wild-headed animal, made of spring steel.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow
In other words, the besetting temptations of many men who are set as defenders of the truth in religion, as well as in other matters, is to be wild-headed, inconsiderate, self-conceited, and intolerably arrogant.
From Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Whyte, Alexander
Here's that wild-headed Monty took an' scampered off just as I was takin' this batch of punkin pies out the oven.
From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.
"My son, an it please your Majesty, so far as he is concerned, shall not direct my doings," said the earl, "nor any wild-headed young man of them all."
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
"You know him—a wild-headed fellow—a republican; a man who might be rich—but he won't have two pesetas—in his pocket—in his old age."
From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances
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