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Pig-headedness

Pig-headed \Pig"-head`ed\, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
--B. Jonson. -- Pig"-head`ed*ness, n.

Usage examples of "pig-headedness".

I had too much to think about: like how it had been primarily my fault, through mistake, miscalculation, or sheer pig-headedness, that the _Dolphin_ and her crew had been brought to such desperate straits.