2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stubborn \Stub"born\, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See {Stub}.] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees." --Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common application." --Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." --Swift. [1913 Webster] And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness] Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --Sir T. More. [1913 Webster] Your stubborn usage of the pope. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff; hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. Usage: {Stubborn}, {Obstinate}. Obstinate is used of either active or passive persistence in one's views or conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. -- {Stub"born*ly}, adv. -- {Stub"born*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stubbornly adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: {pig-headedly}, {obdurately}, {mulishly}, {obstinately}, {cussedly}]
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