obstinate
Collocations
5ADJ.
most, senior
VERB + OBSTINATE
became, isn't, reckon, remains, think
OBSTINATE + NOUN
character, child, girl, opinion
PREP.
in, on, with
ADV.
quite, usually
Definitions
adj
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of war, to punish […] those who are obstinate to defend a place that by the rules of war is not tenable […]
[…] the junior Osborne was quite as obstinate as the senior: when he wanted a thing, quite as firm in his resolution to get it; and quite as violent when angered, as his father in his most stern moments
Not easily subdued or removed.
1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part IV, Chapter XXIX, Now it happened that Kasturbai […] had again begun getting haemorrhage, and the malady seemed to be obstinate.
Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
He had the same pile of curly hair, but he was clean-shaven with a heavy, obstinate jowl.
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6From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of war, to punish […] those who are obstinate to defend a place that by the rules of war is not tenable […]
Wiktionary[…] the junior Osborne was quite as obstinate as the senior: when he wanted a thing, quite as firm in his resolution to get it; and quite as violent when angered, as his father in his most stern momen
Wiktionary1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part IV, Chapter XXIX, Now it happened that Kasturbai […] had again begun getting haemorrhage, and the malady
WiktionaryYou should reckon with his obstinate character.
Tatoeba · #285811He was too obstinate, but on the other hand he was reliable.
Tatoeba · #295310He became more obstinate as he grew older.
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