Headstrong

Headstrong
Headstrong Head"strong` (-str[o^]ng`; 115), a. 1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn. [1913 Webster]

Now let the headstrong boy my will control. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. --Dryden.

Syn: Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; untractable; stubborn; unruly; venturesome; heady. [1913 Webster]


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  • headstrong — determined to have one s way, late 14c., from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + STRONG (Cf. strong). Cf. O.E. heafodbald impudent, lit. head bold …   Etymology dictionary

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