na-adjective, noun
stubborn and mean; obstinate and bigoted
Rare literary term describing a person who is stubbornly set in their ways and narrow-minded, often with a mean or ungenerous attitude. Not used in everyday conversation.
彼は頑陋な老人で、新しい考えを全く受け入れなかった。
He was a stubborn and bigoted old man who would not accept any new ideas.
その政治家の頑陋な態度に多くの人が失望した。
Many people were disappointed by the politician's obstinate and mean-spirited attitude.