bull-like
Thick-necked and stubborn
Bull-like describes something resembling a bull in appearance or manner—typically large, muscular, and powerful: his bull-like neck and shoulders.
It can also suggest stubborn aggression or the tendency to charge forward without subtlety: a bull-like determination to push through obstacles.
Having well-developed sinews
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
- stockyShort and solidly built
- thicksetHeavily and solidly built
strapping · robust · sturdy · vigorous · mighty · forceful · athletic · sinewy
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
willful · inflexible · mulish · dogged · obdurate · immovable · uncompromising · tenacious
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
imposing · glowering · looming · ominous · foreboding · terrifying · frightening · alarming
Restoring electrical power
- snortingNoisy nasal exhalation
- pawingClumsy, grabby touching
- ragingViolently uncontrolled
- goringPiercing with horn
bellowing · confrontational · belligerent · hostile · pugnacious · truculent · antagonistic · combative
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
thickset · strapping · robust · sturdy · vigorous · mighty · forceful · athletic · sinewy · barrel-chested
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
intransigent · willful · inflexible · mulish · dogged · obdurate · immovable · uncompromising · tenacious · adamant
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
formidable · imposing · glowering · looming · ominous · foreboding · terrifying · frightening · alarming · domineering
charging
Restoring electrical power
goring · bellowing · confrontational · belligerent · hostile · pugnacious · truculent · antagonistic · combative · ferocious