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obstinate

ob.sti.nate \'a:b-st*-n*t\ aj [ME, fr. L obstinatus, pp. of obstinare to be 
   resolved, fr. ob-)X in the way + -stinare (akin to stare to stand) 1: 
   pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of r 
   eason, arguments, or persuasion 2: not easily subdued, remedied, or removed 
   {~ fever}MMULISH mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. OBSTINATE 
   implies usu. a perverse of unreasonable persistence; DOGGED suggests a 
   tenacious frequently sullen persistence; STUBBORN implies sturdiness in 
   resisting attempts to change or abandon a course or opinion; PERTINACIOUS 
   suggests an annoying or irksome persistence; MULISH implies a thoroughly 
   unreasonable obstinacy - ob.sti.nate.ly av SYN syn OBSTINATE, DOGGED, 
   STUBBORN, PERTINACIOUS, (