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obstinate (adj) – 1. (a) Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
(b) Characterised by such adherence: an obstinate refusal.
2. Difficult to manage, control, or treat.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : If you’re obstinate, you’re just plain stubborn. Obstinate, dogged, stubborn, and mulish all mean that someone is unwilling to change course or give up a belief or plan. Obstinate suggests an unreasonable persistence; it’s often a negative word. Dogged implies that someone goes after something without ever tiring or quitting; it can be more positive. Stubborn indicates a resistance to change, which may or may not be admirable. Someone who displays a really unreasonable degree of stubbornness could accurately be described as mulish.
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