pig-headed

pig-headed
Adj. Obstinate.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • Pig-headed — Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pig-headed — index obdurate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pig-headed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stupidly obstinate …   English terms dictionary

  • pig-headed — adj stubborn, obstinate, perverse, self willed, stiff necked, inflexible, contrary, mulish, stupid, unyielding, wilful, wrong headed, headstrong, bull headed OLD froward FORMAL intractable, intransigent ≠ flexible, tractable * * * ˌpig ˈheaded… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pig-headed — also pigheaded ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as pig headed, you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable. She, in her pig headed way, insists that she is… …   English dictionary

  • pig-headed — adjective stupidly obstinate. Derivatives pig headedly adverb pig headedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • pig-headed — /ˈpɪg hɛdəd / (say pig heduhd) adjective stupidly obstinate …  

  • pig-headed — a. Obstinate, stupidly obstinate, foolish …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Pig-headedness — Pig headed Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pig-tailed langur — Pig tailed langur[1] Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[ …   Wikipedia

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