mulish

mul·ish

 (myo͞o′lĭsh)

adj.

1. Extremely or irrationally stubborn and intractable. See Synonyms at obstinate.

2. Resembling a mule: a mulish laugh.

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mul′ish·ly adv.

mul′ish·ness n.

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mulish

(ˈmjuːlɪʃ)

adj

stubborn; obstinate; headstrong

ˈmulishly adv

ˈmulishness n

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mul•ish

(ˈmyu lɪʃ)

adj.

unyieldingly stubborn; obdurate.

[1745–55]

mul′ish•ly, adv.

mul′ish•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mulish - unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack hardheaded obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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mulish

adjective stubborn, difficult, rigid, unreasonable, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, recalcitrant, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, stiff-necked, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, cross-grained He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face.

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mulish

adjective

Tenaciously unwilling to yield:

bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, tenacious, willful.

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Translations

عَنيد

tvrdohlavý

stædig

störrisch

têtu

csökönyös

òrjóskur

ostinato

egen

inatçı

顽固的

mulish

[ˈmjuːlɪʃ] ADJ → terco, testarudo

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mulish

adj → störrisch, stur

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mulish

[ˈmjuːlɪʃ] adj → testardo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mule¹

(mjuːl) noun

an animal whose parents are a horse and an ass, known for its habit of being stubborn. muil بَغْل муле mula mul, mezek das Maultier, der Maulesel muldyr μουλάριmula muul قاطر muuli muleפרד खच्चर, बेसर mula, mazga öszvér keledai múlasni mulo らば 노새 mulas, asilėnas mūlis keldai muilezelmuldyrmuł قاطر mula catâr мул mul, mulica mula mazga mula, mulåsna ล่อ katır 騾子 мул خچّر con la 骡

ˈmulish adjective

stubborn. steeks عَنيد упорит mula tvrdohlavý störrisch stædig πεισματάρηςterco, testarudo, tozudo jonnakas چموش itsepäinen têtuעקשן अड़ियल, हठीला svojeglav csökönyös keras kepala þrjóskur testardo 頑固な 고집 센 užsispyręs (kaip asilas) ietiepīgs degil koppigsta, egenuparty, mułowaty چموش mula încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý trmast trvdoglav envis, halsstarrig ดื้อ inatçı 頑固的 упертий (як осел) اڑیل bướng bỉnh 顽固的

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