bullheaded en · ADJ
Etymology
From bull + headed.
Meanings
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Unreasonably stubborn.
“I know, my dear. I’ve lived with these bullheaded Sartorises for eighty years, and I’ll never give a single ghost of ’em the satisfaction of shedding a tear over him. What did Horace’s message say?”
1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 23:John was so bullheaded that he kept driving and refused to stop for directions, even after getting hopelessly lost.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bullheaded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bullheaded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
fi jääräpäinen (unreasonably stubborn) · sv tjurskallig (unreasonably stubborn) · fi härkäpäinen (unreasonably stubborn) · pt teimoso (unreasonably stubborn)