obstinate
11obstinate — adjective 1 unreasonably refusing to change your ideas of behaviour, even though people try to persuade you: Harry was obstinate and wouldn t admit he was wrong. | a sulky, obstinate child | an obstinate refusal to face facts 2 (only before noun) …
12obstinate — obstinately, adv. obstinateness, n. /ob steuh nit/, adj. 1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. 2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude;… …
13obstinate — adjective /ˈɒb.stɪ.nət,ˈɒb.stɪ.nɪt,ˈɑb.stə.nət,ˈɑb.stə.nɪt/ a) Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent. From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of… …
14obstinate — adj. obstinate about; in * * * [ ɒbstɪnɪt] in obstinate about …
15obstinate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, firm, headstrong, dogged, pertinacious, opinionated, strong minded, contumacious, opinionative, contradictory, inflexible, positive, perverse, contrary, cantankerous, unimpressible, determined, convinced,… …
16obstinate — ob|sti|nate [ abstınət ] adjective 1. ) not willing to be reasonable and change your plans, ideas, or behavior: STUBBORN: I now see that my obstinate refusal caused problems for everyone. 2. ) usually before noun difficult to remove: This soap… …
17obstinate — UK [ˈɒbstɪnət] / US [ˈɑbstɪnət] adjective 1) not willing to be reasonable and change your plans, ideas, or behaviour I now see that my obstinate refusal caused problems for everyone. 2) [usually before noun] difficult to remove This soap will… …
18obstinate — /ˈɒbstənət / (say obstuhnuht) adjective 1. firmly and often perversely adhering to one s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. 2. inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate resistance. 3. not easily… …
19obstinate — 1. Firmly adhering to one s own purpose or opinion, even when wrong; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. SYN: intractable (2), refractory (2). 2. SYN: refractory (1). [L. obstinatus, determined] * * * ob·sti·nate äb stə nət adj 1)… …
20obstinate — adj. Obstinate is used with these nouns: ↑refusal …
