Synonyms

obduracy

[ob-doo-ruh-see, -dyoo-] Origin

ob·du·ra·cy

[ob-doo-ruh-see, -dyoo-]
noun
the state or quality of being obdurate.

Origin:
1590–1600; obdur(ate) + -acy
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Obduracy is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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obdurate (ˈɒbdjʊrɪt)
 
adj
1.  not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted
2.  impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion
 
[C15: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endure]
 
'obduracy
 
n
 
'obdurateness
 
n
 
'obdurately
 
adv

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obduracy
1590s, from obdurate.
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