STUBBORN
\stˈʌbən], \stˈʌbən], \s_t_ˈʌ_b_ə_n]\
Definitions of STUBBORN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.
By Oddity Software
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Very headstrong; determined to have one's own way; unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not easily overcome; persistent.
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Stubbornly.
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Stubbornness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Stubbornly.
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Stubbornness.
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Immovably fixed in opinion: obstinate: persevering: steady: stiff: inflexible: hardy: not easily melted or worked.
By Daniel Lyons
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Stubbornly.
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Stubbornness.
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Unreasonably determined; obstinate; intractable; unyielding.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
