pigheaded pigheaded {adj.} Stubborn; unwilling to compromise. "Stop being so pigheaded!" she cried. "I, too, can be right sometimes!" Categories: add yours {adj.} Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2024 To section: P Subscribe to: American IdiomsIdioms feedEnglish languageHome page and general feed Discuss