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stubborn |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stubborn \Stub"born\, a. [OE. stoburn stiborn; probably fr AS styb a stub. See {Stub}.] 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. Usage: {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stubborn adj 1: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield [ant: {docile}] 2: (med) not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne" [syn: {refractory}] 3: difficult to treat or deal with "stubborn rust stains"; "a stubborn case of acne" 4: persisting in a reactionary stand [syn: {obstinate}, {unregenerate}]
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