Headstrong Definition

hĕdstrông, -strŏng
adjective
Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful.
American Heritage
Determined not to follow orders, advice, etc. but to do as one pleases.
Webster's New World
Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy.
Made a headstrong decision that he later regretted.
American Heritage
Showing such determination.
Headstrong desire.
Webster's New World
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Headstrong Sentence Examples

  • He was headstrong and determined.

  • Maggie is a very headstrong, confident girl living in a world ruled by men.

  • Many of it requires negotiations with headstrong warriors like A'Ran.

  • Some of you are too strong, too headstrong, too smart for God to use.

  • Charles Townshend, a brilliant, headstrong man, led parliament in the way which had been prepared by the Declaratory Act, and laid duties on tea and other articles of commerce entering the ports of America.

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