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obstinacy
[
ob
-st
uh
-n
uh
-see
]
Example Sentences
Origin
ob·sti·na·cy
/
ˈɒb
stə
nə
si
/
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[
ob
-st
uh
-n
uh
-see
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-cies
for 5.
1.
the quality or state of being
obstinate
;
stubbornness.
2.
unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.
3.
stubborn persistence:
The garrison fought on with incredible obstinacy.
4.
resistance to cure, relief, or treatment, as a disease.
5.
an instance of being
obstinate
;
an
obstinate
act, viewpoint, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Medieval Latin
obstinātia,
derivative of
Latin
obstinātus
(
see
obstinate
);
see
-cy
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Example Sentences
MacDougall has limited his drama to the problem of one parent's
obstinacy
.
Besides, that
obstinacy
needs to be properly tested.
Likewise, teachers should not pin the blame for a failure to convince the student merely on the
obstinacy
of the student.
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MacDougall has limited his drama to the problem of one parent's
obstinacy
.
Besides, that
obstinacy
needs to be properly tested.
Likewise, teachers should not pin the blame for a failure to convince the student merely on the
obstinacy
of the student.
If necessary, a little imagination and
obstinacy
can turn any place into a theater.
Were the consequences not so great, it would be a respectable form of
obstinacy
.
Their
obstinacy
in sticking to their customs, one could not deny it respect.
His
obstinacy
over the customs union was the last straw.
He was particularly effective in two sketches about the
obstinacy
of objects.
His
obstinacy
in the face of bleak odds has impressed, as has his tenacious hounding of the coalition government.
His devotion to principle was often seen by others, not always incorrectly, as a form of political inactivity and
obstinacy
.
The thin line between
obstinacy
and lunacy has ultimately been blurred.
In the faint ray of light that penetrated a shuttered window he saw an image of the
obstinacy
of hope and he clung to it.
The
obstinacy
among golfers applies as much to preventive measures as to medical treatment.
The idea is to keep the bulldog nearby to give its owner bulldog
obstinacy
in the conquest of his own bad habits.
He backed off in the face of both sides'
obstinacy
and after a.
Masterji's
obstinacy
grows even after the other families have agreed.
And he embodies the film's idea of how wiliness,
obstinacy
and good cheer turn into communal spirit.
It is an arranged marriage made possible by the
obstinacy
of the bridegroom.
The
obstinacy
of the government over a few divisive issues presents a perpetual risk to the north-south peace accord.
Jobs, whose
obstinacy
over pricing has given the music industry similar paroxysms of anxiety.
Netanyahu's
obstinacy
along with his extremist supporters is another series of tangled messes.
Sullen
obstinacy
and unavailing complaint will serve no good purpose, but only aggravate the evils under which you suffer.
And that drives ideological
obstinacy
on both sides.
If one fails to understand this, then one fails to understand
obstinacy
.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
obstinacy
(ˈɒbstɪnəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
1.
the state or quality of being obstinate
2.
an obstinate act, attitude, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
obstinacy
late 14c., from M.L. obstinatia, from obstinatus (see
obstinate
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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