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pigheaded

[ pig-hed-id ]

/ ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.

Origin of pigheaded

1610–20; pig¹ + -headed

SYNONYMS FOR pigheaded

bullheaded, mulish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pigheaded

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

Words nearby pigheaded

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

Example sentences from the Web for pig-headed

Do you think that autocratic, pig-headed Kruger will give in in the slightest?

With Rifle and Bayonet |F.S. Brereton
"Brill Healy, I never saw anybody so bigoted and pig-headed as you are," the girl spoke out angrily.

Mavericks |William MacLeod Raine
"Pig-headed Yankee," commented the Mexican who had first spoken.

On Secret Service |William Nelson Taft
"All the pig-headed folks will be after her," exclaimed aunt Corinne.

Old Caravan Days |Mary Hartwell Catherwood

"Yo're showing even more than yore usual amount of pig-headed ignorance to-day," Hopalong grumbled.

Hopalong Cassidy |Clarence E. Mulford

British Dictionary definitions for pig-headed

pig-headed

adjective

stupidly stubborn

Derived forms of pig-headed

pig-headedly, adverb pig-headedness, noun