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pigheadedness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, self-will, stubbornness |
| Type of | firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve |
| Has types | intransigency, impenitence, impenitency, intransigence |
| Derivation | pigheaded |
Examples of pigheadedness
pigheadedness
There was as much youthful wisdom as there was older pigheadedness.
From the businessweek.com
Through sheer pigheadedness Labor tossed out a policy that was working because it was John Howard's.
From the smh.com.au
The material is mostly drawn from Italian museums and churches, and it has its gaps, caused by the inimitable pigheadedness of Italian art bureaucracy.
From the time.com
It sometimes seems as if the most valuable characteristic a museum man can have is an insistent, resourceful, patient diplomatic, dedicated pigheadedness.
From the time.com
The suspicion in Buenos Aires is that Cristina is paying the price for her husband's pigheadedness, even if that is something she shares.
From the economist.com
But Donald Seay strikes just the right note of pigheadedness, coupled with bafflement, as a general who just wants the deceased to march into their graves.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The Chinese authorities first banned the film, then allowed its release after deleting scenes that depicted Maoist torture and pigheadedness.
From the time.com
The party of George Bush, they contend, favours teaching creationism, denies that mankind is broiling the planet and blocks medical research out of religious pigheadedness.
From the economist.com
Plotts still have a temperament suited for their original occupation, which was huntin'b'ar, a job that apparently required an uncommonly high degree of pigheadedness.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Stubbornness: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
- (pigheaded) bullheaded: obstinate and stupid
- The condition of being pigheaded
