pigheaded pigheaded {adj.} Stubborn; unwilling to compromise. "Stop being so pigheaded!" she cried. "I, too, can be right sometimes!" Categories: add yours add yours {adj.} Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2025 To section: P Subscribe to: American Idioms► Also consider the parent subscriptions (3)Idioms feedEnglish languageHome page and general feed Post my comment Post my comment