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bullheaded

[ bool-hed-id ]

adjective

  1. obstinately opinionated, especially in refusing to consider alternatives; stubborn.


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Other Words From

  • bullheaded·ly adverb
  • bullheaded·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bullheaded1

First recorded in 1810–20; bull 1 + head + -ed 3

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Example Sentences

Heather O’Hara’s coyotes sit at a typewriter or carry a balloon, wearing everyday human clothing, while Brent Bonds’s bullheaded “Minitaurs” sport only men’s briefs.

If a telepath were so bullheaded as to get in our way, we'd dispose of him.

I'm trying to pound that into these bullheaded ranchers round here.

It was therefore but tit-for-tat when Minos sent Athenian tributary boys and girls to fight his bull, the bullheaded Minotaur.

And it's the same bullheaded stubbornness that'll keep you from finishing that recorder.

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