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Variant of obstinate

obstinate Definition

ob·sti·nate (äb′stə nət)

adjective

  1. unreasonably determined to have one's own way; not yielding to reason or plea; stubborn; dogged; mulish
  2. resisting remedy or treatment an obstinate fever
  3. not easily subdued, ended, etc.

Etymology: ME < L obstinatus, pp. of obstinare, to resolve on < obstare, to stand against, oppose < ob- (see ob-) + stare, to stand

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obstinately Synonyms

obstinately

modif.

doggedly, stubbornly, tenaciously, pertinaciously, mulishly, stiff-neckedly, pigheadedly, bullheadedly, like a bull, persistently, unwaveringly, determinedly, unyieldingly, fixedly, resolutely, unreasonably, unreasoningly, perversely, stolidly, resistantly, intractably, inflexibly, headstrongly, willfully, recalcitrantly, obdurately, steadfastly, staunchly, unflinchingly, resolvedly, opinionatedly, immovably, unimpressibly, unconquerably, contumaciously, indomitably, unrelentingly, unamenably, stubbornly as a mule, like a jackass; see also firmly 2.

Antonyms obediently*, docilely, graciously.