pig-headedly

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Adv. 1. pig-headedly - in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position"

cussedly, mulishly, obdurately, obstinately, stubbornly

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pig-headedly

adv → stur

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pig-headedly

[ˌpɪgˈhɛdɪdlɪ] adv → caparbiamente, con testardaggine

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