adj. 1. [Atlantic; cf. US Black "A powerful bad boy, always in devilment ... damn hard headedness" (Faucet 1927: 270); cf. also Hatian tête dure in intelligent, entêté (Faine 1937:295) lacking intelligence. (Gen.)

2. [cf. Scots hard headit unyielding, stubborn CSD] stubborn: Hard-head bird don't make good soup [i.e., stubborn children are of no use to anyone] (Exuma). You too hard-head! Why you don't do what I tell you?  (Nassau). cf. HEAD IS HARD (Gen.)