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buttheadedness

buttheadedness noun: the state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong.

Noun

buttheadedness (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar) The state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong.
    • "You know," she said, "that buttheadedness is something you've acquired since you came. Maybe determination is a better word, huh? I guess that's what makes a good dog man. The Squire's like that. And Teague, too, some."1943, Vereen Bell, Two of a Kind, page 95

Origin of buttheadedness

From buttheaded + -ness.

Questions about buttheadedness

What does buttheadedness mean?
Buttheadedness means the state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong.
What part of speech is buttheadedness?
Buttheadedness is a noun.

Words near buttheadedness in the dictionary

  1. buttgenbachite
  2. Buttgereit
  3. butthead
  4. buttheaded
  5. buttheadedly
  6. buttheadedness
  7. buttheads
  8. butthole
  9. buttholes
  10. butthook
  11. butthooks

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