Australian English Meaning of obstinate

stubborn

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Definitions and Meaning of obstinate in English

Wordnet

obstinate (v)

persist stubbornly

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obstinate (a)

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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obstinate (s)

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

resistant to guidance or discipline

Webster

obstinate (a.)

Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.

Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

FAQs About the word obstinate

stubborn

persist stubbornly, tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield, stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing, resistant to guidance or disciplin

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Accepting,acquiescent,agreeable,Amenable,compatible,docile,flexible,obedient,pliable,pliable

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