stubborn

  • 41stubborn streak — UK / US noun [singular] a very firm and determined quality in someone s character A strong stubborn streak has helped her succeed …

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  • 42Stubborn as a mule —   Someone who will not listen to other people s advice and won t change their way of doing things is as stubborn as a mule …

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  • 43stubborn — Synonyms and related words: adamant, adamantine, adherent, adhesive, assiduous, balking, balky, bigoted, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bulletheaded, bullheaded, cantankerous, cartilaginous, case hardened, chewy, clingy, cohesive, constant,… …

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  • 44stubborn — stub·born || stÊŒbÉ™(r)n adj. obstinate, willful, resistant to change; persistent, persevering; hard to control …

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  • 45stubborn — adjective 1》 determined not to change one s attitude or position. 2》 difficult to move, remove, or cure. Derivatives stubbornly adverb stubbornness noun Origin ME: of unknown origin …

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  • 46stubborn — a. 1. Obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, positive, contumacious, refractory, perverse, headstrong, wilful, dogged, mulish, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, intractable, indocile, heady, cross grained, obdurate. 2. Persevering, persistent,… …

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  • 47stubborn — stub·born …

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  • 48stubborn —   Pa akikī.   Also: po o pa a, pa a, lae pa a, koniā, kananuha, nuha, ha i ole, kanū, lolohe, kūnono, ho opōhaku, uhakole, ā ī uaua, ho ouaua, o ole a …

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  • 49stubborn — adj. 1 unreasonably obstinate. 2 unyielding, obdurate, inflexible. 3 refractory, intractable. Derivatives: stubbornly adj. stubbornness n. Etymology: ME stiborn, stoburn, etc., of unkn. orig …

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  • 50stubborn child — noun : a minor (as in the state of Massachusetts) who refuses to submit to the lawful commands of parent or guardian and may be punished by six months imprisonment or by a fine compare wayward child …

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