Vocabulary Word
Word: headstrong
Definition: willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
Definition: willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'
Sentences Containing 'headstrong'
She is a very headstrong, foolish girl, and does not know her own interest but I will make her know it.''
``Lizzy is only headstrong in such matters as these.
``Listen to me,''said the countess,``and do not be so very headstrong.
"But I am somewhat headstrong by nature, and the more ready to engage in an affair when there is some obstacle in the way.
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