pigheaded
adjective
pig·head·ed
ˈpig-ˌhe-dəd 
: willfully or perversely unyielding : obstinate
pigheadedly
adverb
pigheadedness
noun
Examples of pigheaded in a Sentence
He was too pigheaded to listen to my suggestion.
the kind of pigheaded person who seems to believe that facts only confuse an issue
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There isn’t much that can be done if someone is pigheaded and insistent on ruining Thanksgiving for everyone involved.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Countless efforts to defuse the crisis showed initial promise and then collapsed—Emperor Honorius, based in Ravenna, proved pigheaded and duplicitous.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
Just five years after the Spurs prompted widespread headlines (and much pigheaded skepticism) by hiring ex-WNBA star Becky Hammon as the first female assistant coach in NBA history, coverage of Toronto's move was relatively muted.
—Dan Greene, SI.com, 24 Sep. 2019
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Countless efforts to defuse the crisis showed initial promise and then collapsed—Emperor Honorius, based in Ravenna, proved pigheaded and duplicitous.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
Just five years after the Spurs prompted widespread headlines (and much pigheaded skepticism) by hiring ex-WNBA star Becky Hammon as the first female assistant coach in NBA history, coverage of Toronto's move was relatively muted.
—Dan Greene, SI.com, 24 Sep. 2019
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“Pigheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigheaded. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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pigheaded
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pig·head·ed
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