pigheaded
[ pig-hed-id ]
/ ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd /
adjective
stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
Origin of pigheaded
1610–20;
pig1 +
-headed
OTHER WORDS FROM pigheaded
pig·head·ed·ly, adverb pig·head·ed·ness, nounWords nearby pigheaded
piggy,
piggy bank,
piggyback,
piggyback car,
piggyback plant,
pigheaded,
piglet,
pigling,
pigmeat,
pigment,
pigment cell
Example sentences from the Web for pigheadedness
You know, Underhill, confidence and pigheadedness are not even connected by marriage; much less are they blood relations.
L. P. M. |J. Stewart BarneyOh, you've got some of the old man's pigheadedness, have you?
The Colossus |Opie ReadCall it my pigheadedness if you like; I can't very well object to anything you call me; but I won't come.
The Tower of Oblivion |Oliver OnionsBixler had none of the bluntness, the pigheadedness, the brutality of this—but then, there was no comparing the two.