— obstinately , adv. — obstinateness , n.
/ob"steuh nit/ , adj.
1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate advocacy of high tariffs.
3. not easily controlled or overcome: the obstinate growth of weeds.
4. not yielding readily to treatment, as a disease.
[ 1350-1400; ME obstinatus (ptp. of obstinare to set one's mind on, be determined), equiv. to ob- OB- + -stin-, comb. form of stan- (deriv. of stare to STAND) + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. mulish, obdurate, unyielding, unbending, intractable, perverse, inflexible, refractory, pertinacious. See stubborn .
Ant. 1. submissive, tractable.