pigheaded
pigheaded adjective: obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
Adjective
pigheaded (comparative more pigheaded, superlative most pigheaded)
- Obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
- "[…]I know yeh, yeh pig-headed devil. Yeh wanta go trompin' off with a bad hurt. It ain't right—now—Tom Jamison—it ain't.1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter X, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 105
pigheaded meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay
pigheaded in Tamil
- திமிர்த்தனமான, பிடிவாதமான, முட்டாள்தனமான
pigheaded in Kannada
- ಮೊಂಡ, ಹಠಮಾರಿಯಾದ, ಹಟಮಾರಿ
pigheaded in Malay
- Translations
- degil
Forms of pigheaded
| comparative | more pigheaded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pigheaded |
| alternative form | pig-headed |
Origin of pigheaded
From Middle English pyge heddyde, equivalent to pig + headed.
Words formed from pigheaded
Questions about pigheaded
- What does pigheaded mean?
- Pigheaded means obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
- What is pigheaded in Tamil?
- Pigheaded in Tamil is திமிர்த்தனமான, பிடிவாதமான, முட்டாள்தனமான. See Pigheaded meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pigheaded?
- Pigheaded is an adjective.
Words near pigheaded in the dictionary
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