bull-headed
Britishadjective
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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
Kail, who on all his projects relies on collaboration and communication, said the dynamics on the set of “Fosse/Verdon” proved that being bull-headed is not the only way to create art.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2019
Instead, with his customary bull-headed self-confidence, he dropped the A-bomb.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2019
Half of my face scraped along the thorn covered ground and came up covered with little bull-headed diablitos.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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