pigheaded

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pigheaded

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From Middle English pyge heddyde, equivalent to pig + headed.

adjective more pigheaded · most pigheaded · pig-headed

derogatory, mildly Obstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity. "[…]I know yeh, yeh pig-headed devil. Yeh wanta go trompin' off with a bad hurt. It ain't right—now—Tom Jamison—it ain't.

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中文	固执的
Deutsch	starrsinnig, stur
Română	încăpățânat, îndărătnic

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@misc{pigheaded_2026,
  title = {pigheaded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pigheaded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}