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- Dictionarypig-headed/pɪɡˈhɛdɪd/
adjective
- 1. stupidly obstinate: "I was too pig-headed to listen"
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PIGHEADED definition: 1. showing unreasonable support for an opinion or plan of action and refusing to change or listen…. Learn more.
: willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate. pigheadedly adverb. pigheadedness noun. Synonyms. adamantine. bullheaded. dogged. hard-nosed. hardened. hardheaded. headstrong. immovable. implacable. inconvincible. inflexible. intransigent. mulish. obdurate. obstinate. opinionated. ossified. pat.
adjective. If you describe someone as pig-headed, you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable. [disapproval] She, in her pig-headed way, insists that she is right and that everyone else is wrong.
PIGHEADED meaning: 1. showing unreasonable support for an opinion or plan of action and refusing to change or listen…. Learn more.
the "pigheaded" family. Someone who's extremely stubborn, refusing to change their mind even when it's in their best interest, is pigheaded. It's almost impossible to get a pigheaded person to listen to your advice.
adjective. stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance. Synonyms: mulish, bullheaded. Discover More. Other Words From. pig·head·ed·ly adverb. pig·head·ed·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of pigheaded 1. First recorded in 1610–20; pig 1 + headed ( def 3 ) Discover More. Example Sentences.
adjective. /ˌpɪɡ ˈhedɪd/ unwilling to change your opinion about something, in a way that other people think is annoying and unreasonable synonym obstinate, stubborn. Why are you being so pig-headed about this? Topics Opinion and argument c2, Personal qualities c2. Want to learn more?
adjective. If you describe someone as pigheaded, you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable. [disapproval] She, in her pigheaded way, insists that she is right and that everyone else is wrong. pigheadedness (pɪghɛdɪdnɪs ) uncountable noun.
adjective. If you describe someone as pig-headed, you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable. [disapproval] She, in her pig-headed way, insists that she is right and that everyone else is wrong.
pigheaded definition: refusing to change your opinion or the way you are doing something although it would be better if…. Learn more.
