pigheaded en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English pyge heddyde, equivalent to pig + headed.
Meanings
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(derogatory, mildly) Obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
"[…]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.
1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter X, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 105:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pig-headed | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more pigheaded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pigheaded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
fi härkäpäinen (Translations) · sq kokëderr (Translations) · de stur (Translations) · de starrsinnig (Translations) · cmn 固执的 (Translations) · ms degil (Translations) · ro încăpățânat (Translations) · bg твърдоглав (Translations) · br pennek (Translations) · ro îndărătnic (Translations) · bg упорит (Translations)