pig-headed

pig-headed
adj
stubborn, obstinate, perverse, self-willed, stiff-necked, inflexible, contrary, mulish, stupid, unyielding, wilful, wrong-headed, headstrong, bull-headed
FORMAL intractable, intransigent
flexible, tractable

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ˌpig-ˈheaded [pig-headed pig-headedness] adjective
unwilling to change your opinion about sth, in a way that other people think is annoying and unreasonable
Syn: obstinate, Syn:stubborn

Why are you being so pig-headed about this?

Derived Word:pig-headedness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Pig-headed — Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pig-headed — index obdurate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pig-headed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stupidly obstinate …   English terms dictionary

  • pig-headed — also pigheaded ADJ GRADED (disapproval) 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. She, in her pig headed way, insists that she is… …   English dictionary

  • pig-headed — adjective stupidly obstinate. Derivatives pig headedly adverb pig headedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • pig-headed — /ˈpɪg hɛdəd / (say pig heduhd) adjective stupidly obstinate …  

  • pig-headed — a. Obstinate, stupidly obstinate, foolish …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • pig-headed — Adj. Obstinate …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Pig-headedness — Pig headed Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pig-tailed langur — Pig tailed langur[1] Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[ …   Wikipedia

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