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PRONUNCIATION OF PIG-HEADEDLY

pig-headedly  [ˌpɪɡˈhɛdɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIG-HEADEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pig-Headedly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PIG-HEADEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pig-headedly in the English dictionary

The definition of pig-headedly in the dictionary is in a stupidly stubborn manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIG-HEADEDLY


absent-mindedly
ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndɪdlɪ
bigheadedly
ˌbɪɡˈhɛdɪdlɪ
blockheadedly
ˌblɒkˈhɛdɪdlɪ
bull-headedly
ˌbʊlˈhɛdɪdlɪ
bullheadedly
ˌbʊlˈhɛdɪdlɪ
candidly
ˈkændɪdlɪ
clear-headedly
ˌklɪəˈhɛdɪdlɪ
decidedly
dɪˈsaɪdɪdlɪ
diddly
ˈdɪdlɪ
fatheadedly
ˌfætˈhɛdɪdlɪ
guardedly
ˈɡɑːdɪdlɪ
hard-headedly
ˌhɑːdˈhɛdɪdlɪ
hot-headedly
ˌhɒtˈhɛdɪdlɪ
level-headedly
ˌlevəlˈhɛdɪdlɪ
muddleheadedly
ˌmʌdəlˈhɛdɪdlɪ
secludedly
sɪˈkluːdɪdlɪ
single-handedly
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈhændɪdlɪ
softheadedly
ˌsɒftˈhɛdɪdlɪ
splendidly
ˈsplendɪdlɪ
wrong-headedly
ˌrɒŋˈhɛdɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIG-HEADEDLY

pig fern
pig in the middle
pig industry
pig iron
Pig Island
Pig Islander
pig it
Pig Latin
pig out
pig-headed
pig-headedness
pig-ignorant
pig-jump
pig-out
pig-root
pig-sconce
pig´s arse
pig´s bum
pig´s ear
pig´s fry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIG-HEADEDLY

addedly
allegedly
cold-bloodedly
concededly
confoundedly
degradedly
dividedly
even-handedly
fadedly
high-handedly
high-mindedly
long-windedly
lopsidedly
misguidedly
narrow-mindedly
one-sidedly
single-mindedly
undecidedly
underhandedly
undividedly
unguardedly

Synonyms and antonyms of pig-headedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pig-headedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIG-HEADEDLY

Find out the translation of pig-headedly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pig-headedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pig-headedly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猪辈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cerdo - headedly
570 millions of speakers

English

pig-headedly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुअर headedly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخنازير headedly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свинья - headedly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pig- headedly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূকর-headedly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porc - headedly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Babi-kepala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwein - headedly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豚、冷静
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돼지 headedly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pig-headedly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lợn headedly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பன்றி-headedly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डुक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

domuz headedly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pig - headedly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmierzenie świń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свиня - headedly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porc - headedly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοίρων - headedly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vark - headedly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gris - headedly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pig - headedly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pig-headedly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIG-HEADEDLY»

The term «pig-headedly» is used very little and occupies the 158.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIG-HEADEDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pig-headedly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pig-headedly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pig-headedly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIG-HEADEDLY»

Discover the use of pig-headedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pig-headedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tort Law: Text and Materials
At the same time, that does not mean that a medical man can obstinately and pig- headedly carry on with some old technique if it has been proved to be contrary to what is really substantially the whole of informed medical opinion. Otherwise ...
Mark Lunney, Ken Oliphant, 2013
2
Modernism and Nostalgia: Bodies, Locations, Aesthetics
Might not somebody see her and shout to Mumbo? Somebody saw, did shout— but did Mumbo hear? Not she. Nor was she seeing anything: on, on pig-headedly she was pegging. Now she was nearing the place where you climbed up.
Tammy Clewell, 2013
3
Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials
At the same time, that does not mean that a medical man can obstinately and pig- headedly carry on with some old technique if it has been proved to be contrary to what is really substantially the whole of informed medical opinion. Otherwise ...
Emily Jackson, 2013
4
Sufis and Saints' Bodies
18. advice to us to destroy those people who are pig-headedly obstinate ( mutantiln).37 Even though Sufis are not named explicitly, the points in the end of this list constitute a judgment that Sufis are idolators, are like Christians, are not ...
Scott A. Kugle, 2011
5
Complete Tort Law: Text, Cases, & Materials
... that does not mean that a medical man can obstinately and pig-headedly carry on with some old technique if it has been proved to be contrary to what is really substantially the whole of informed medical opinion. Otherwise you might get ...
S.I. Strong, Liz Williams, 2011
6
A Pretty Face
Yet Don Miguel goes on arguing pig-headedly, page after page, just as in the café, until Don Good Lord has to leave him, not only with the bar bill paid, but also because he's impossible: listen, amigo, nobody can cope with you because you're ...
Rafael Reig, 2007
7
Mysterious Wisdom: The Life and Work of Samuel Palmer
... not a snap of his fingers, against his own cherished convictions'.37 It must have been infuriating — particularly when, as Herbert suspected, he didn't necessarily hold to the belief he so pig-headedly espoused. Palmer continued to read with ...
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, 2011
8
Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Art and Politics
Around such men as James I. and Andrew Johnson — infirm of purpose and yet pig-headedly obstinate, ignorant but unteachable, bashful and vain, transplanted from a lower to a higher civilization — a corrupt and vulgar lobby naturally ...
‎1869
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Is it desirable that those gentlemen should be allowed to stay by themselves on V their 'estates, perhaps pig-headedly insisting that they will not leave? Is it not better that they should be made to fall in with -.'the defence scheme of which we ...
10
Joy of the Birds
Gale Cooper. Old Wilson, a fuddy-duddy pig-headedly clinging to the fashion of his youth, had white hair blunt-cut at his earlobes, knee-length frock coat, and high-standing collar into which jowly cheeks of his soft wrinkle-crazed face nestled.
Gale Cooper, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIG-HEADEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pig-headedly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heathrow third runway edges closer as opponents left out
The Tories have been opposed to a third runway - David Cameron criticised Gordon Brown in 2008 for "pig-headedly" pressing ahead with the ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
2
London Tube strike 2015: Boris Johnson claims walkout is unions …
"They are going ahead, bone-headedly, pig-headedly with this strike. "There is an absolute determination to go ahead with the strike ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
3
Heathrow Runway to Test Political Taste for Long-Term Projects
Cameron accused Brown of “pig-headedly pursuing” growth at Heathrow and made a speech promising to block its expansion “no ifs, no buts.”. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
Hazelwood owner issues 'call to arms' against coal
All of the above, plus pig-headedly obstinate and stuck in some fantasy 1950s world where we curtsy to the Queen and Australia was ... «RenewEconomy, Jun 15»
5
Paris-Roubaix 'traingate' the oldest story in cycling
A “pig-headedly arrogant” man, according to the Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange, Pélissier would later be shot dead by his lover after ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
David Prentice: Why it's time for stubborn Roberto Martinez to …
But Martinez is obstinately, pig-headedly, obdurately stubborn. That's a quality all the best managers have. But the best bosses also know when ... «Liverpool Echo, Mar 15»
7
Liverpool owe Steven Gerrard but not at the expense of top-four finish
Indeed, the more damaging approach is to ignore pig-headedly the effects of time, to claim he is as good now as he has ever been. He is not. «ESPN FC, Mar 15»
8
Dartboard is best at picking shares as market falters
So iron ore prices resumed their drop, with the global glut not helped by China pig-headedly refusing to close its own uneconomic mines. «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
9
IDS is proof the Tories value political expedience over ministerial …
... not the whole Civil Service that's a disaster, it's Smith's personal pet project UCS which he took personal control of and pig-headedly ignored ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
10
Critics aren't comedy snobs – I like Lee Mack as much as Stewart Lee
Well, I pig-headedly disagree: what's the use of having “social power” if you can't use it for good? I recommend you read Sam's book to work ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pig-Headedly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pig-headedly>. May 2024 ».
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