Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Stupid and obstinate as a pig; stupidly perverse; unreasonably set in mind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative form of
pigheaded .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective obstinate and stupid
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Examples
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Russia got it right to begin with, why are they emulating the U. S: a country in danger of losing its 'Space legacy because of stupid and pig-headed decision making: the "IRAQ SYNDROME" in action perhaps ...?!
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But the decision to put the gear lever on the down tube, rather than on the handlebars, was pointlessly regressive, like installing a mangle instead of a washing machine in a period home just for the sake of pig-headed authenticity.
On the road: Cooper T250 Aintree bicycle Helen Pidd 2010
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Véronik has a new blog! the rewards of being a little less pig-headed and rigid
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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He never meant to argue, she was just so pig-headed sometimes.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Véronik has a new blog! the rewards of being a little less pig-headed and rigid
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Farmers father was a great big man, a ferociously competitive athlete nicknamed Elbows by people who played basketball with him, a sometime salesman and school teacher, with a lot of unconventional ideas and an absolutely pig-headed determination to have his family live by them.
A Conversation with Tracy Kidder, author of Mountain Beyond Mountains 2010
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There IS a place for boldly asserting truths that no one else seems to want to recognize; the problem is when these become fixed and inflexible and pig-headed.
Amateurism, the Internet and Literary Criticism: by Nigel Beale 2009
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"I wish you was in it, you pig-headed Dutchman!" he shouted.
Chapter 18 2010
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Either that, or he is too stupid and pig-headed to hold an important position in government.
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He never meant to argue, she was just so pig-headed sometimes.
365 tomorrows » Steve Smith : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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