noun, na-adjective
obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
A yojijukugo describing someone so narrow-minded and inflexible that they cannot make sound judgments. Strongly negative and literary.
彼の固陋頑迷な態度には手を焼いた。
I was at my wits' end with his obstinate, pigheaded attitude.
固陋頑迷な上司のせいで、新しい提案はすべて却下された。
Because of the stubborn, narrow-minded boss, all new proposals were rejected.
A yojijukugo combining 固陋 (narrow-minded, obstinate) and 頑迷 (stubborn, bigoted). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound intensifies the sense of stubborn narrow-mindedness.