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obdurate
UK /ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/ US /ˈɑbd(j)ʊɹɪt/
adj 3verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
against, hard, lasting
VERB + OBDURATE
called, making, remained
OBDURATE + NOUN
flintie, instructions, stedfast, tooth
PREP.
with
ADV.
indeed
Definitions
adj
1
Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
[…] sometimes the very custom of evil making the heart obdurate against whatsoever instructions to the contrary […]
Art thou obdurate, flintie, hard as ſteele? / Nay more then flint, for ſtone at raine relenteth: […]
2
Physically hardened, toughened.
The past is obdurate for the same reason a turtle's shell is obdurate: because the living flesh inside is tender and defenseless.
3
Hardened against feeling; hard-hearted.
I fear the gentleman to whom Miss Amelia's letters were addressed was rather an obdurate critic.
verb
1
To harden; to obdure.
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[…] sometimes the very custom of evil making the heart obdurate against whatsoever instructions to the contrary […]
Wiktionary02
Art thou obdurate, flintie, hard as ſteele? / Nay more then flint, for ſtone at raine relenteth: […]
Wiktionary03
[…] round he throws his baleful eyes That witness'd huge affliction and dismay Mixt with obdurate pride and stedfast hate:
Wiktionary04
I tried everything I could think of to convince them to stop ruining their life, but they remained obdurate to the very end.
Tatoeba · #1064038305
They called her obdurate, and indeed she was the most stubborn member of the opposition.
Tatoeba · #1095730906
The researchers named the prehistoric animal Obdurodon, Greek for “lasting (obdurate) tooth,” because its teeth are unlike today’s platypus species.
Tatoeba · #11244184Usage Notes
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