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- [pig-hed-id]
- /ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd/
- /ˌpɪɡˈhed.ɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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Parts of speech for Pigheaded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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