Definitions for obstinate

Definitions for (verb) obstinate

Main entry: obstinate

Definition: persist stubbornly

Usage: he obstinates himself against all rational arguments


Definitions for (adj) obstinate

Main entry: contrary, wayward, obstinate, perverse

Definition: resistant to guidance or discipline

Usage: Mary Mary quite contrary; an obstinate child with a violent temper; a perverse mood; wayward behavior


Main entry: unrepentant, obdurate, obstinate, cussed

Definition: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing


Main entry: unregenerate, obstinate, stubborn

Definition: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield


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