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obstinateness
Variant of obstinate
adjective
- unreasonably determined to have one's own way; not yielding to reason or plea; stubborn; dogged; mulish
- resisting remedy or treatment: an obstinate fever
- not easily subdued, ended, etc.
Related Forms:
- obstinately adverb
- obstinateness noun
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