narrow-minded; stubborn; perverse; eccentric
Describes a person who is rigidly opinionated, unwilling to accept other views, and often cranky or eccentric. The word carries a negative, critical tone.
He is so narrow-minded that he never listens to others' opinions.
That stubborn old man is always complaining.
意地っ張り describes someone who stubbornly sticks to their own way out of pride; 偏屈 implies a more ingrained, eccentric narrow-mindedness.
Standard kanji spelling.
Rarely used kanji form; 窟 is not a standard character for this word.
Compound of 偏 (へん, 'biased, leaning') and 屈 (くつ, 'bent, warped'). The combination suggests a mind that is twisted and one-sided.