pig-headed
Britishadjective
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“You have to adjust. Don’t be pig-headed and say we’re just going to keep doing X, Y and Z because it was good for us with the group a year ago or two years ago.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
Even a stubborn, pig-headed jackass like Mr. Henderson acknowledges that Magaro and Orion Lee have great chemistry together.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2020
"It's so foolish of the bullies to punish the charities. Totally pig-headed and stupid."
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2019
General Secretary Mick Cash claimed Northern had shown a "pig-headed attitude" during talks at the conciliation service ACAS.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2018
William is always the blunt, dull, wrong-headed, I might almost say pig-headed soldier-fanatic, who will do and suffer and make others do and suffer anything, in a cause which he believes to be right.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin
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