obstinately
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7.2
- adverb
- /ˈɑbstəˌnətli/
:
obstinadamente
- The child obstinately refused to eat his vegetables, no matter how many times his parents asked.
- obstinately refuses
- remains obstinately
This car is interesting to me because Honda just seems to obstinately refuse to give it any more power.
- This car is interesting to me because Honda just seems to obstinately refuse to give it any more power.
- Few spurn applause, but their poems obstinately follow self logic even when it causes Baphomet and disdain.
Examples
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A functional malady which so obstinately resists treatment suggests a profound karmic disorder.
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"When I know, I know," Min whispered obstinately.
Fiction book (1991) -
Their presence stuck in his head so obstinately that the only hope he had was to leave the country.
Fiction book (1999) -
You will find a death you so obstinately seek, unless in time you are able to forgive yourself.
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The cow stood obstinately still in the dark, its head bent.
Fiction book (1996) -
This car is interesting to me because Honda just seems to obstinately refuse to give it any more power.
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What is apparent is that you obstinately persist in following your own light, which is darkness.
Blog text (13) -
Pulling her cape closely against her neck, she looked again at the road, but it remained obstinately empty and the light was fading fast.
Fiction book (2001) -
You've overlooked, or chosen to ignore, hard evidence and consistently, almost obstinately...
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But they were reaching the ground: obstinately, muons persisted in showing up in ground-level detectors.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
27
3.7
Refuse to change your mind or behavior even when you have good reasons
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6.7
In a way that shows strong determination and keeps trying without giving up
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7.5
You do not change your opinion or give in to others
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9.1
Refuses to change one's mind in a stubborn way
In a way that refuses to change opinions or to agree
In a stubborn way, refusing to change an idea or plan
In a stubborn way, refusing to change or agree
In a stubborn way, refusing to change even when shown to be wrong
To refuse to obey people in charge in a stubborn way
Antonyms
How Stubborn
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7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Obstinately comes from Latin parts ob- meaning 'against' and stare meaning 'to stand', the same root as the English word stand. So to act obstinately is to 'stand against' change, which is why it means 'stubbornly'.