pigheaded

[ pig-hed-id ]

/ ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.

OTHER WORDS FOR pigheaded

bullheaded, mulish.

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Origin of pigheaded

First recorded in 1610–20; pig¹ + headed (def. 3)

OTHER WORDS FROM pigheaded

pig·head·ed·ly, adverbpig·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby pigheaded

piggy, piggyback, piggyback car, piggyback plant, piggy bank, pigheaded, pig in a poke, pig iron, Pig Island, Pig Islander, pig it

How to use pigheaded in a sentence

Viola is so pigheaded, if once she says a thing, she'll stick to it.
The Jolliest Term on Record|Angela Brazil
The captain is a canny, suspicious, pigheaded old Scottish-man!
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
She was quite sure that Tappitt was wrong, and thought of him at once as an obstinate, foolish, pigheaded old man.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope
All Jim Manning really cares about is his own pigheaded sense of race and nationality.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

Oh, pigheaded is a better word, at times, if you insist on the truth!
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane|Dorothy Wayne

British Dictionary definitions for pigheaded

pig-headed

adjective

stupidly stubborn

Derived forms of pig-headed

pig-headedly, adverbpig-headedness, noun

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