Headstrong Meaning
/hˈɛˌdstrɔŋ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
Sentence Examples
I know Tom is headstrong.
I know that Tom is headstrong.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child refused to listen to his parents and did what he wanted.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ teenager refused to listen to any advice, insisting that she knew exactly what to do.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"O, there's nothing to be hoped for from her! ſhe's as headſtrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
— 1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act III, scene iii, page 52:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child refused to listen to his parents and did what he wanted.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ teenager refused to listen to any advice, insisting that she knew exactly what to do.