stubbornly - 2 dictionary results
stub⋅born
[stuhb-ern] 
–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 < ?
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.
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.
1. tractable. 2. irresolute.
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Link To stubbornly
| stub·born (stŭb'ərn) adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est
[Middle English stuborn.] stub'born·ly adv., stub'born·ness n. |
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