See Also: Obstinate(medicine)
obstinate(1)(dictionary)
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obstinate(dictionary)

obstinate(1) (iou)



obstinate adjective & noun. ME.
[Latin obstinatus pa. pple of obstinare persist, from ob- OB- + causative deriv. of stare STAND verb: see -ATE2.]
A. adjective.
Firmly adhering to one's chosen course of action or opinion despite persuasion or argument; stubborn, self-willed. ME.
J. Galsworthy He had no hope of shaking her resolution; She was as obstinate as a mule. G. Greene He could see Ali's face in the..mirror, set, obstinate, closed and rocky like a cave mouth.
Stiff, rigid; refractory; spec. (of a disease etc.) not responding readily to treatment. L16.
b. noun. An obstinate person. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
obstinately adverb LME.