OBSTINATE


Meaning of OBSTINATE in English

■ adjective

1》 stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action.

2》 difficult to overcome or change: an ~ problem.

Derivatives

obstinacy noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from L. obstinatus , obstinare 'persist'.

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