Category:Stubborn

Stub"born, a. Etym: [oe. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. As. styb a Stub. See stub.]

Defn: firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; Persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not Yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of Persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; As stubborn as a mule. "bow, stubborn knees." Shak. "stubborn Attention and more than common application." Locke. "stubborn Stoics." Swift. And i was young and full of ragerie [wantonness] stubborn and strong, And jolly as a pie. Chaucer. These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. Sir t. More. Your stubborn usage of the pope. Shak.

Syn. -- obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff; hardy; firm; Refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. -- stubborn, obstinate. Obstinate is used of either active or Passive persistence in one's views or conduct, in spite of the wishes Of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. -- stub"born*ly, adv. -- stub"born*ness, n.