Stubborn

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute. synonym: obstinate.
  • adjective. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent.
  • adjective. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make stubborn; render stiff, unyielding, enduring, or the like.
  • Sturdy; stout; strong.
  • Fixed or set in opinion or purpose; obstinately determined; inflexibly resolute; not to be moved by persuasion; unyielding.
  • Persistently obdurate; obtuse to reason or right; obstinately perverse.
  • Persistently pursued or practised; obstinately maintained; not readily abandoned or relinquished.
  • Difficult of treatment or management; hard to deal with or handle; not easily manipulated; refractory; tough; unyielding; stiff.
  • Harsh; rough; rude; coarse in texture or quality.
  • Synonyms and Refractory, Intractable, etc. (see obstinate); wilful, headstrong, unruly, inflexible, obdurate, ungovernable, indocile, mulish.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. not responding to treatment
  • adjective. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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