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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Supple :: Supple (a.) Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse..
Bullheaded :: Bullheaded (a.) Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.
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..
Testif :: Testif (a.) Testy; headstrong; 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..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
Heresy :: Heresy (n.) An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained..
Bigotry :: Bigotry (n.) The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them..
Self-willed :: Self-willed (a.) Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.
Recusant :: Recusant (n.) One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
Stomachic :: Stomachful (a.) Willfully obstinate; stubborn; perverse.
Restive :: Restive (a.) Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
Uncompromising :: Uncompromising (a.) Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible.
Stiffish :: Stiff-hearted (a.) Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.
Stoutness :: Stoutly (adv.) In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately; as, he stoutly defended himself..
Headless :: Headless (a.) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
Pervicacious :: Pervicacious (a.) Obstinate; willful; refractory.
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary..
Opinionated :: Opinionated (a.) Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.
Stiff-neckedness :: Stiff-necked (a.) Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people..
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