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stubborn definition

stub·born (stub′ərn)

adjective

  1. refusing to yield, obey, or comply; resisting doggedly or unreasonably; resolute or obstinate
  2. done or carried on in an obstinate or doggedly persistent manner a stubborn campaign
  3. hard to handle, treat, or deal with; intractable a stubborn cold

Etymology: ME stoburn, prob. < OE stubb, var. of stybb, stub

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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