obstinate
IPA: ˈɑbstʌnʌt
adjective
- Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- (of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
- (of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
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Examples of "obstinate" in Sentences
- The two tribes are obstinate.
- She is athletic, obstinate and impetuous.
- You appear to be obstinate in the extreme.
- He was the most obstinate and pertinacious.
- The conflict was obstinate, but he was defeated.
- The reason you are so obstinate is unreasonable.
- Contumacious or obstinate offenders could expect prison.
- The soldiers followed this obstinate pursuit with interest.
- The temper of Hatkars is said to be obstinate and quarrelsome.
- But if the Pope was unmoved, the king was characteristically obstinate.
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