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pigheaded

[ pig-hed-id ]

/ ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.

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Origin of pigheaded

1610–20; pig¹ + -headed

SYNONYMS FOR pigheaded

bullheaded, mulish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pigheaded

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

Words nearby pigheaded

piggy, piggy bank, piggyback, piggyback car, piggyback plant, pigheaded, piglet, pigling, pigmeat, pigment, pigment cell

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Example sentences 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

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