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stubbornly

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stub⋅born

  [stuhb-ern]
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–adjective
1. unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
2. fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid.
3. obstinately maintained, as a course of action: a stubborn resistance.
4. difficult to manage or suppress: a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain.
5. hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or wood; difficult to shape or work.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME stiborn(e), styborne, stuborn < ?

Related forms:
stub⋅born⋅ly, adverb
stub⋅born⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. contrary, intractable, refractory, unyielding, headstrong, obdurate. 2. persevering. Stubborn, dogged, obstinate, persistent imply fixity of purpose or condition and resistance to change. Stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, remonstrance, or force; but stubborn implies more of innate quality and is the more frequently used when referring to inanimate things: stubborn disposition; stubborn difficulties. Dogged implies pertinacity and grimness in doing something, esp. in the face of discouragements: dogged determination. Persistent implies having staying or lasting qualities, resoluteness, and perseverance: persistent questioning.

Antonyms:
1. tractable. 2. irresolute.
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stub·born   (stŭb'ərn)   
adj.   stub·born·er, stub·born·est

    1. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded.

    2. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate.

  2. Characterized by perseverance; persistent.

  3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort: stubborn soil; stubborn stains.


[Middle English stuborn.]
stub'born·ly adv., stub'born·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

stubborn 
c.1386, of uncertain origin. Earliest form is stiborn. OED doubts any connection with stub (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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