Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by or due to perversity of the judgment; obstinately opinionated; misguided; stubborn.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective having an obstinately perverse opinion or judgement

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion

Etymologies

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wrong +‎ headed

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