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obstinate
01
stubborn and unwilling to change one's behaviors, opinions, views, etc. despite other people's reasoning and persuasion
Examples
The obstinate child refused to eat his vegetables, no matter how much his parents coaxed him.
02
(of an issue) difficult to manage or overcome
Examples
The region suffers from obstinate droughts year after year.
to obstinate
01
to persist stubbornly in an opinion, course, or action
Intransitive
Examples
He obstinated in his refusal to apologize.
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obstinately
obstinate
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