— obdurately , adv. — obdurateness , n.
/ob"doo rit, -dyoo-/ , adj.
1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.
[ 1400-50; late ME obdurat obduratus (ptp. of obdurare to harden), equiv. to ob- OB- + dur ( us ) hard + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible. 2. unregenerate, reprobate, shameless.
Ant. 1. soft, tractable. 2. humble, repentant.