pigheaded

See also: pig-headed

English

Etymology

pig +‎ headed.

Adjective

pigheaded (comparative more pigheaded, superlative most pigheaded)

(derogatory) Obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
- 1895 October 1, Stephen Crane, chapter 10, in The Red Badge of Courage, 1st US edition, New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 105:
  " […] I know yeh, yeh pig-headed devil. Yeh wanta go trompin' off with a bad hurt. It ain't right—now—Tom Jamison—it ain't.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:obstinate

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Translations

Translations

Finnish: härkäpäinen (fi)
German: starrsinnig (de), stur (de)

Malay: degil

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