Definition of obstinate

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Obstinate (a.) Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions..

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Intractable :: Intractable (a.) Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child..
Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
Phagedena :: Phagedena (n.) Spreading, obstinate ulceration..
Cobby :: Cobby (n.) Headstrong; obstinate.
Willful :: Willful (a.) Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse..
Doggedly :: Doggedly (adv.) In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.
Stick-seed :: Stickler (v. t.) One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony..
Wronghead :: Wronghead (n.) A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.
Headless :: Headless (a.) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
Pervicacious :: Pervicacious (a.) Obstinate; willful; refractory.
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn.
Assish :: Assish (a.) Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate.
Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) 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..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance..
Stomachic :: Stomachful (a.) Willfully obstinate; stubborn; perverse.
Bourbonism :: Bourbonism (n.) The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.
Dour :: Dour (a.) Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.
Stiffish :: Stiff-hearted (a.) Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.
Perverse :: Perverse (a.) Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary..
Bigot :: Bigot (n.) A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion..
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