stubbornly

stubbornly
adverb see stubborn

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • stubbornly — adv. Stubbornly is used with these adjectives: ↑persistent, ↑silent Stubbornly is used with these verbs: ↑cling, ↑fight, ↑insist, ↑persist, ↑refuse, ↑repeat, ↑resist, ↑stick …   Collocations dictionary

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  • stubbornly — stubborn ► ADJECTIVE 1) determined not to change one s attitude or position. 2) difficult to move, remove, or cure. DERIVATIVES stubbornly adverb stubbornness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

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  • stubbornly disobedient — index contumacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • Stubbornly — Stubborn Stub born, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See {Stub}.] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stubbornly — See stubborn. * * * …   Universalium

  • stubbornly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. persistently, doggedly, tenaciously; see firmly 2 , obstinately …   English dictionary for students

  • stubbornly — adv. in an obstinate manner; in a persistent manner, tenaciously …   English contemporary dictionary

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