Buttheadedness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being buttheaded; stubbornness, especially when in the wrong. uncountable, vulgar

    ""You know," she said, "that buttheadedness is something you've acquired since you came. Maybe determination is a better word, huh? I guess that's what makes a good dog man. The Squire's like that. And Teague, too, some.""

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""You know," she said, "that buttheadedness is something you've acquired since you came. Maybe determination is a better word, huh? I guess that's what makes a good dog man. The Squire's like that. And Teague, too, some.""

Etymology

From buttheaded + -ness.

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