pigheadedadj.
/ˌpɪɡˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Having a head like that of a pig. Chiefly figurative: stupidly obstinate, perverse, or set in one's ways.
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the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse
wharfedc1175
thwart-over?c1225
fromwardc1275
thwarta1325
wilgernc1325
contrariousa1340
froward1340
rebours1340
awaywarda1375
overthwartc1384
protervec1384
waywardc1384
arsewardc1386
wrawc1386
wrawfulc1386
crabbeda1400
ungraitha1400
wraweda1400
awklyc1400
perversec1425
awkc1440
perversiosec1475
crooked1508
wrayward1516
awkward1530
difficilec1533
peevish1539
protervous1547
overthwarting1552
untowardly1561
difficult1589
cross1594
cama1600
frowish1601
awkwardish1613
haggardly1635
pigheadeda1637
cross-grained1647
wry1649
crossfulc1680
thwarting1718
kim-kama1734
wronghead1737
piggish1742
witherly1790
top-thrawn1808
contrary1850
cussed1858
three-cornered1863
thwarteous1890
bloody-minded1935
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > types of head > [adjective] > having
headedOE
cop-headed1519
small-headedc1540
jolt-headed1552
chuff-headed1563
ass-headed1584
two-headed1596
golden-headed1598
hard-headed1601
big-headed1614
bicipitous1646
buffle-headed1654
female-headed1655
heavy-headed1684
bullet-headed1699
jolter-headed1748
pinheaded1771
pigheaded1774
thin-headed1804
roundhead1842
bulbous-headed1860
blob-headed1865
occipital1873
fat-headed1883
mesopic1885
peanut-headed1906
dome-headed1910
a1637 B. Jonson Newes from New World 13 in Wks. (1640) III You should be some dull tradesman by your pigheaded Sconce now.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 132 The Pig-headed Armadillo, with nine bands.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xiii. 115 A nasty, ungrateful, pig-headed,..obstinate, sneaking dog.
1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet III. xix. 99 My brother Will..is as obstinate as he is pigheaded.
1921 J. Galsworthy To Let 274 He had heard peasant proprietors described as a pig-headed lot.
1996 Sainsbury's Mag. Jan. 62/2 It is important to start as you mean to go on, being consistent without being pig-headed.
Derivatives
ˈpigˌheadedly adv.
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the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely
witherc1200
contrariouslyc1380
waywardly1395
frowardlya1400
overthwartlya1425
wrawlyc1440
protervely1447
perverselya1513
thrawnlya1522
perversedlya1525
thrawartly1533
thwartly1558
backwardlya1586
unreclaimablya1616
peevishlya1680
untowardly1682
bloody-mindedly1716
wrong-headedly1737
thrawart-like1768
cross-grained1825
pigheadedly1836
cussedly1868
contrariwise1873
1836 Times 27 Dec. 4/3 The conceited Jehu who handles the reins persists pig-headedly in ‘ganging his ain gait’.
2003 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 28 Oct. a18 He pigheadedly ignores overwhelming evidence that the earth is warming.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.a1637- to set on cinque and sice
- to set on delay
- to set on edge
- to set on etc legs
- to set on fear
- to set on fire
- to set on gog
- to set on ground
- to set on her legs
- to set on her mettle
- to set on high
- to set on his etc feet
- to set on his feet
- to set on his her feet
- to set on his legs
- to set on his mettle
- to set on one's feet, legs
- to set on one's foot
- to set on one's heart
- to set on or upon the square
- to set on sale
- to set on seven
- to set on six and seven
- to set on the panel
- to set on the sea, water, afloat