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obdurate |
Overview of adj obdurate The adj obdurate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant -- (stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing) 2. flinty, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart") Antonyms of adj obdurate 2 senses of obdurate Sense 1 cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant INDIRECT (VIA unregenerate) -> regenerate Sense 2 flinty, obdurate, stony INDIRECT (VIA hardhearted) -> softhearted, soft-boiled Similarity of adj obdurate 2 senses of obdurate Sense 1 cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant => unregenerate (vs. regenerate), unregenerated Sense 2 flinty, obdurate, stony => hardhearted (vs. softhearted), heartless Attributes of adj obdurate Familiarity of adj obdurate obdurate used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj obdurate obdurate Overview of adj obdurate The adj obdurate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant -- (stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing) 2. flinty, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")
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