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Antonyms for pigheaded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pig-hed-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd



Definition of pigheaded

Origin :
  • also pig-headed, see pig (n.) + headed. Usually, but not always, figurative.
  • adj stubborn
Example sentences :
  • He could be pigheaded at times, but his sense of justice was as keen as a whip.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • There was nobody that he respected more than that pigheaded Peter.
  • Extract from : « Old Man Savarin and Other Stories » by Edward William Thomson
  • Are 262 you going to unload a lot more on her just because you want to be pigheaded.
  • Extract from : « Crooked Trails and Straight » by William MacLeod Raine
  • No idea that he had ever been pigheaded and wrong had ever been driven into his dull brain.
  • Extract from : « True to His Home » by Hezekiah Butterworth
  • Oh, pigheaded is a better word, at times, if you insist on the truth!
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane » by Dorothy Wayne
  • Nothing will ever persuade me that you are as pigheaded as that.
  • Extract from : « Captain Brassbound's Conversion » by George Bernard Shaw
  • Yes, sir: she's pigheaded and obstinate: there's no doubt about it.
  • Extract from : « O'Flaherty V. C. » by George Bernard Shaw
  • But I was pigheaded and determined "to have one more flip in the old 'bus."
  • Extract from : « Caught by the Turks » by Francis Yeats-Brown
  • Viola is so pigheaded, if once she says a thing, she'll stick to it.
  • Extract from : « The Jolliest Term on Record » by Angela Brazil
  • Everybody was on his side except Ayala herself, and that pigheaded Colonel.
  • Extract from : « Ayala's Angel » by Anthony Trollope

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