Thesaurus: stubborn
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; as, stubborn wi…
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- a. 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; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.
- adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- adj. not responding to treatment
- j:100 a. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield