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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-135/
- Published: 2020-06-09T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-06-06T17:17:36.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

The word for today is…

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](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/obstinate?ref=goodoil.news)

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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