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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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