Definition

Adverb: - In an obstinately unyielding and unreasonable manner; with stubborn refusal to change one's opinion or course of action.

Usage

This adverb describes how an action is performed, specifically with extreme and often foolish stubbornness. It modifies verbs to indicate that someone is acting in a rigid, inflexible way.

Examples

• He pig-headedly refused to listen to any advice, even from experts.
• She pig-headedly insisted on taking the old route, despite the new road being much faster.
• The manager pig-headedly clung to the failed policy, ignoring all evidence of its negative effects.

Advanced Usage

• "to act pig-headedly": to behave in a stubborn and unreasonable way.
  • He acted pig-headedly, dismissing all compromise solutions.
• Used to emphasize the irrational or uncooperative nature of someone's stubbornness.

Variants and Related Words

• Pig-headed (adjective): Obstinate and unreasonable.
  • His pig-headed attitude caused many problems for the team.
• Pig-headedness (noun): The quality of being pig-headed.
  • Her pig-headedness prevented any progress in the negotiations.

Synonyms

• Stubbornly: In a manner showing determination not to change one's attitude or position.
• Obstinately: In a stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action.
• Mulishly: In a stupidly obstinate or intractable manner.

Antonyms

• Flexibly: In a way that is able to change or be changed easily according to the situation.
• Amenably: In a cooperative and open-to-suggestion manner.
• Compliantly: In an obedient manner.

Adverb

1. in a stubborn unregenerate manner
   • she remained stubbornly in the same position