headstrong

1. Obstinately willful; inflexibly determined to get one's way. I was always so headstrong as a kid. Sometimes I'd try to hold my breath until I passed out if my parents didn't give me what I wanted!

2. Of or resulting from rash obstinacy or recklessness. All it took was a few headstrong decisions by this administration to bring our entire economy to the brink of ruin.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AindrÉAs	AHN-dray-as	Irish
Gertruda	ger-TRUW-dah (Polish)	Polish, Czech
BaŞAk	-	Turkish
Easter	['i:stə]
Keti	-	Georgian
Jie	-	Chinese