pigheaded

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, especially in a foolish way

   His pigheaded refusal to ask for directions made everyone late.

From pig + headed, recorded since Middle English. The comparison treats foolish obstinacy as a supposed characteristic of a pig; the modern word is usually written solid, with pig-headed as a common variant.

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