About The Word Stubborn
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Stubborn
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What's The Definition Of Stubborn?
[adj] persisting in a reactionary stand
[adj] difficult to treat or deal with; "stubborn rust stains"; "a stubborn case of acne" [adj] tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield [adj] (medicine) not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stubborn: bloody-minded | bolshy | bulldog | bullet-headed | bullheaded | cantankerous | contrarious | cross-grained | determined | difficult | dogged | dour | hard | hardheaded | mulish | obstinate | pertinacious | pigheaded | refractory | stiff-necked | strong-minded | strong-willed | stroppy | tenacious | unreconstructed | unregenerate | unyielding Related Terms | Find terms related to Stubborn: See Also | disobedient | intractable Stubborn In Webster's Dictionary \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; refractory; harsh; --
said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore;
a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. ``Bow, stubborn
knees.'' --Shak. ``Stubborn attention and more than common
application.'' --Locke. ``Stubborn Stoics.'' --Swift.
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --Chaucer.
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --Sir T. More.
Your stubborn usage of the pope. --Shak.
Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged;
contumacious; heady.
Usage: {Stubborn}, {Obstinate}. Obstinate is used of either
active or passive persistence in one's views or
conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn
describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --
{Stub"born*ly}, adv. -- {Stub"born*ness}, n.
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