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dickköpfig

pig-headed, obstinate

adjective DIK-koep-fikh Rare
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Also means

mulish

Usage Note

Dickköpfig (literally 'thick-headed') is a vivid informal adjective for someone who stubbornly refuses to budge from a position even in the face of sound arguments. Stronger and more colloquial than stur or eigensinnig.

Examples

"Der dickköpfige Junge weigerte sich, seine Meinung zu ändern."

Natural Translation

The pig-headed boy refused to change his opinion.

Literal Translation

The thick-headed boy refused to change his opinion.

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