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Wrongheaded vs Mulish - What's the difference?

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Wrongheaded is a related term of mulish.


As adjectives the difference between wrongheaded and mulish

is that wrongheaded is having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement while mulish is characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.

wrongheaded

English

Alternative forms

* wrong-headed

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.
    • He's not just wrong, but wrongheaded about raising the kids.

    Derived terms

    * wrongheadedly * wrongheadedness English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    mulish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable

    • Synonyms

    *stubborn as a mule * See also