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pigheaded

[ pig-hed-id ]

/ ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.

RELATED WORDS

bullheaded, contrary, dense, forward, headstrong, inflexible, insistent, intractable, mulish, obstinate, perverse, recalcitrant, stupid, unyielding, willful, self-willed, stiff-necked

Nearby words

Origin of pigheaded

1610–20; pig¹ + -headed

SYNONYMS FOR pigheaded

bullheaded, mulish.

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Related formspig·head·ed·ly, adverbpig·head·ed·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pigheaded

Yes, sir: she's pigheaded and obstinate: there's no doubt about it.
O'Flaherty V. C.|George Bernard Shaw
Many a time he had berated his friend for what he termed his pigheaded obstinacy.
Bought and Paid For|Arthur Hornblow
She had thought him to be a pigheaded Clavering, like the rest of them.
The Claverings|Anthony Trollope
A more obstinate, pigheaded boy than my son George never lived.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld

Thus he consoled himself when his pigheaded brother expressed his disbelief in the Russian spy.
The Claverings|Anthony Trollope

Word Origin and History for pigheaded

pigheaded

adj.

also pig-headed, see pig (n.) + headed. Usually, but not always, figurative.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper