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pigheaded, a.|ˈpɪgˌhɛdɪd|
[Parasynthetic deriv. of pig n.1 + head n.1 + -ed2.]
Having a head like that of a pig; usually fig., having the mental qualities ascribed to a pig; obstinate; stupid; perverse.
1620B. Jonson News fr. New World, You should be some dull tradesman by your pig-headed sconce now. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) I. vi. iii. 471 The pig-headed Armadillo, with nine bands. 1811Lex. Balatron., Pig⁓headed, obstinate. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. xiii, A nasty, ungrateful, pig-headed,..obstinate, sneaking dog. 1881Besant & Rice Chapl. of Fleet III. 99 My brother Will is as obstinate as he is pigheaded.
Hence ˈpigˌheadedly adv.; ˈpigˌheadedness.
1886Pall Mall G. 2 July 6/1 To the credit of his instructors..he has learned his lesson pigheadedly and well. 1803M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iv. 79 With true English pigheadedness..they went and polled for an independent candidate of their own choosing. 1865Masson Rec. Brit. Philos. iii. 225 A kind of pigheadedness, or indifference to ideas. |