Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Foolishly or irrationally stubborn; headstrong. See Synonyms at obstinate.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having a head like that of a bull.
- Hence Obstinate; blunderingly aggressive; stupid.
- Having a blunt, thick, or massive head.
Wiktionary
- adj. unreasonably stubborn.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. obstinate and stupid
Examples
“[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.”
“It's just that kind of bullheaded insanity that keeps Democrats losing elections.”
“Bjerland said he's not trying to be "bullheaded," but there's no way to change his stance.”
“She is naughty sometime, very bullheaded, but that is what makes her unique and special to us.”
“Quit being so immature and bullheaded, and make some concessions for a change.”
“Not after Vince pledges to take his counsel and not his bullheaded ex-con father's in the year to come.”
“Where there is a passion to make a film, there is now -- with today's technologies and bullheaded commitment -- truly a way.”
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“On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said he supports Obama's plan to let taxes rise for the wealthiest 2 percent of taxpayers, but "I'm not bullheaded.”
The Washington Post: White House, Congress poised for battle over tax breaks in lame-duck session
“There was a wealth of bullheaded tenacity in that word.”
“Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), who in a neat twist finds his immortality reversed, and scrappy earth-mother Gwen (Eve Myles) — are reunited to battle a global conspiracy, recruited by a mortally injured yet undying CIA agent (a tiresomely bullheaded Mekhi Phifer) who pledges to get to the bottom of this mystery if it kills him.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bullheaded’.
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Dominant/Submissive
abusive, adamant, autocratic, bossy, bullheaded, bumptious, certain, cock-a-hoop, cocksure, cocky, commanding, compelling and 189 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
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nonhead heads
figuratively named things with head
goathead, deadhead, arrowhead, warhead, airhead, cathead, bubblehead, egghead, hogshead, railhead, Tallulah Bankhead, bridgehead and 53 more...
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Noah's Park
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sheep's eyes, doe-eyed, cat-eyed, bug-eyed, cat's paw, black swan, leapfrog, menagerie, cold turkey, card shark, snail's pace, bull's eye and 362 more...
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Animalia Wordia
Words or short phrases with animal names in them. Since I already have a dedicated list for 'monkey' words I shall leave them out of this one for the moment.
paper tiger, pigeon-hearted, lion-hearted, sacred cow, chicken heart, fraidy cat, scaredy-cat, snake oil, can of worms, snake pit, rat's nest, stool pigeon and 114 more...
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Animal Magnetism
Adjectives derived from animal names but used to describe people
dogged, foxy, bearish, bullish, pigheaded, birdbrained, catty, wolfish, bullheaded, horsy, weaselly, squirrelly and 39 more...
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