head strong

head·strong

[hed-strawng, -strong]
adjective
1.
determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
2.
proceeding from or exhibiting willfulness: a headstrong course.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English heedstronge. See head, strong

head·strong·ly, adverb
head·strong·ness, noun

headlong, headstrong.


1. See willful.


1. tractable, docile.
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headstrong (ˈhɛdˌstrɒŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  self-willed; obstinate
2.  (of an action) heedless; rash
 
'headstrongly
 
adv
 
'headstrongness
 
n

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