bullheaded
bullheaded · more bullheaded · most bullheaded
Unreasonably stubbornUnreasonably stubborn.
» Tom Wilkinson plays the passionate, bullheaded Arthur, who teeters between brilliance and lunacy.
Meaning
1 sensesUnreasonably stubborn.
John was so bullheaded that he kept driving and refused to stop for directions, even after getting hopelessly lost.
More definitions
- obstinate and stupid
Examples
1 sentencesTom Wilkinson plays the passionate, bullheaded Arthur, who teeters between brilliance and lunacy.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From bull + headed.From bull + headed.
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Forms
more bullheaded, most bullheaded| Comparative | more bullheaded Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bullheaded Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- obstinate and stupid:bullet-headedpigheaded
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedbullheadedness
Derivedbullheadedly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form