Pigheaded

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pigheaded
       adj : obstinate and stupid [syn: {bullheaded}, {bullet-headed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "pigheaded":
     balking, balky, bigoted, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded,
     case-hardened, dogged, dogmatic, fanatic, hardheaded, headstrong,
     intolerant, intractable, mulish, obstinate, opinionated,
     overzealous, persevering, pertinacious, perverse, restive,
     self-willed, set, stiff-necked, strong-willed, strongheaded,
     stubborn, sulky, sullen, tenacious, uncooperative, unregenerate,
     unyielding, willful