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pigheaded

pig·head·ed
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pig-hed-id]
    • /ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd/
    • /ˌpɪɡˈhed.ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pig-hed-id]
    • /ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd/

Definitions of pigheaded word

  • adjective pigheaded stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance. 1
  • adjective pigheaded stubborn 1
  • adjective pigheaded If you describe someone as pigheaded, you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable. 0
  • adjective pigheaded stubborn; obstinate; mulish 0

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Origin of pigheaded

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; pig1 + -headed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pigheaded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pigheaded popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pigheaded usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pigheaded

adj pigheaded

  • adamantine — very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
  • brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
  • bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
  • closed-minded — having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It's hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed-minded person.
  • deaf — Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.

adjective pigheaded

  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
  • headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
  • highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
  • immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
  • impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.

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