obstinacy Definition
ob·sti·nacy (äb′stə nə sē)
noun
- the state or quality of being obstinate; specif.,
- stubbornness
- resistance to treatment; persistence, as of a disease
- pl. -·cies an obstinate act, attitude, etc.
Etymology: ME obstinacie < ML obstinatia, for L obstinatio
obstinacy Synonyms
obstinacy Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- such: Oxfam warned that such obstinacy from the EU and the resultant standoff between major trading powers would ultimately harm developing countries.
- great: I urged him to throw away his mystics; but he adhered to them with the greater obstinacy.
- sheer: Of course, Bloom can also accomplish his goal by sheer obstinacy.
- own: The defendants cannot rely on their own obstinacy to assert that mediation had no reasonable prospect of success.
- mulish: The Fall had a mulish obstinacy, the bass-heavy clutter and intricate guitar designs backed up by drums which stomp and bray viciously.
- pig-headed: In one of the best examples I can recall of Brian's pig-headed obstinacy, he would not get off.
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