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headstrong Definition

head·strong (-strôŋ′)

adjective

  1. determined not to follow orders, advice, etc. but to do as one pleases
  2. showing such determination headstrong desire

Etymology: ME heedstronge: see head & strong

headstrong Synonyms

headstrong

modif.

headstrong Usage Examples

Preposition: as

allegory: She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.

Modifies a noun

  • girl: Maggie is a very headstrong, confident girl living in a world ruled by men.
  • character: The first Poyntz lord of Iron Acton seems to have been a headstrong character, with little respect for the law.
  • man: During his early years at court he had fretted at the tight leash on which Elizabeth kept the headstrong young men about her.
  • boy: Set in New York 1939, Andy Whitman is a headstrong 19-year-old shoeshine boy with a yearning to better himself and leave America.
  • sibling: The Scaramanga Six is the brainchild of headstrong siblings Paul and Steven Morricone.
  • brother: We didn't encounter much opposition for a while - just a few skirmishes with those headstrong Celtic brothers Caratacus and Togodumnus.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: In the body, Aries rules the head, partially explaining why they can be so headstrong and subject to high fevers.
  • very: Maggie is a very headstrong, confident girl living in a world ruled by men.
  • somewhat: Taurus ' influence inclines you to be somewhat headstrong, with a very set and determined manner.
  • too: Some of you are too strong, too headstrong, too smart for God to use.
  • not: William Elliot Whitmore tho, is nothing if not headstrong and earnestly pushes on, undistracted by the background noise.

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