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mul·ish (my

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sh)

adj.

Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant. See Synonyms at obstinate.

mulish·ly adv.

mulish·ness n.

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mulishness - the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness

intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control

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