headstrong

(hed’stréng), a. 1. Wilful; un- * governable; obstinate; bent on pursuing one’s own ends. Peace, headstrong Warwick } Shak., 2 Hen. VI, i. 3. She’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile. Sheridan, The Rivals, iii. 3. In all his dealings he was headstrong, perhaps, but open aud above board. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 293. 2. Directed by or proceeding from obstinate wilfulne : as, a headstrong course. Thus I'll curb her mad and headstrong humour. Shak., T. of the §., iv. 1. =Syn. Intractable, unruly, stubborn, dogged. Beadeeren eee (hed ’ stréng-nes), n. Obsti-. nate wilfulnme . [Rare.] Rosinante’s headstrongne shews that a beast knows when he is weary, or hungry, better than his rider. Gayton, Notes on Don Quixote, p. 6.