OBSTINATE
\ˈɒbstɪnˌe͡ɪt], \ˈɒbstɪnˌeɪt], \ˈɒ_b_s_t_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of OBSTINATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
By Princeton University
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resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.
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Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; - usually implying unreasonableness.
By Oddity Software
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Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.
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Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; - usually implying unreasonableness.
By Noah Webster.
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Not yielding to argument, persuasion, etc.; headstrong; adhering to one's opinion or purpose; stubborn; not yielding to treatment, as a disease.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
