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Bullheaded

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Foolishly or irrationally stubborn; headstrong. See Synonyms at obstinate.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. unreasonably stubborn.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having a head like that of a bull.

Hence Obstinate; blunderingly aggressive; stupid.

Having a blunt, thick, or massive head.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. obstinate and stupid

Word Usage

"[2] "Almost prehistoric" was the verdict of the distinguished film editor Ralph Rosenblum, who worked on The Producers and has reminisced none too flatteringly about his sole collaboration with Brooks, whom he characterizes as a bullheaded amateur who had no idea how to use the resources of the camera to create humor."

Equivalent

obstinate unregenerate stubborn

Cross Reference

bull-headed rail

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

obstinate dogged

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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