pigheaded
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pig·head·ed

adjective \ˈpig-ˌhe-dəd\

Definition of PIGHEADED

: willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
pig·head·ed·ly adverb
pig·head·ed·ness noun

Examples of PIGHEADED

  1. He was too pigheaded to listen to my suggestion.
  2. <the kind of pigheaded person who seems to believe that facts only confuse an issue>

First Known Use of PIGHEADED

1620

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