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obstinate
01
stubborn and unwilling to change one's behaviors, opinions, views, etc. despite other people's reasoning and persuasion
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most obstinate
Comparative
more obstinate
gradable
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
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
obstinate
3rd person singular
obstinates
Present participle
obstinating
Past simple
obstinated
Past participle
obstinated
Examples
He obstinated in his refusal to apologize.
Lexical Tree
obstinately
obstinate
obstin
