obstinately

ob·sti·nate

 (ŏb′stə-nĭt)

adj.

1.

a. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.

b. Characterized by such adherence: an obstinate refusal.

2. Difficult to manage, control, or treat: an obstinate problem; an obstinate headache.

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[Middle English obstinat, from Latin obstinātus, past participle of obstināre, to persist; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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ob′sti·nate·ly adv.

ob′sti·nate·ness n.

Synonyms: stubborn, headstrong, recalcitrant, intractable, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish
These adjectives mean tenaciously unwilling to yield. Obstinate implies unreasonable rigidity: "Mr. Quincy labored hard with the governor to obtain his assent, but he was obstinate" (Benjamin Franklin).
Stubborn pertains to innate, often perverse resoluteness or unyieldingness: "She was very stubborn when her mind was made up" (Samuel Butler).
One who is headstrong is obstinately bent on having his or her own way: The headstrong senator ignored his constituency. A person who is recalcitrant rebels against authority: The police arrested the recalcitrant protestors. Intractable refers to what is obstinate and difficult to manage or control: "the intractable ferocity of his captive" (Edgar Allan Poe).
Bullheaded suggests foolish or irrational obstinacy, and pigheaded, stupid obstinacy: Don't be bullheaded; see a doctor. "It's a pity pious folks are so apt to be pigheaded" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
Mulish implies the obstinacy and intractability associated with a mule: "It is a mark of my own chalky insecurity and mulish youth that I hounded Andy every chance I got" (Brian Doyle).

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

obstinately - in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" cussedly, mulishly, obdurately, pig-headedly, stubbornly

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Translations

بِعنادَه

eigensinnighartnäckig

obstinément

csökönyösen

òrjóskulega

steiltstritt

trdovratno

inat la

固执地

obstinately

[ˈɒbstɪnɪtlɪ] ADV → obstinadamente, tercamente

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obstinately

[ˈɒbstɪnətli] adv

(= stubbornly) [refuse, remain, continue] → obstinément

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obstinately

adv → hartnäckig, stur; unemployment figures remain obstinately high → die Arbeitslosenzahlen verharren auf unverändert hohem Niveau

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obstinately

[ˈɒbstɪnɪtlɪ] adv → ostinatamente

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obstinate

(ˈobstinət) adjective

refusing to yield, obey etc. She won't change her mind – she's very obstinate. hardkoppig, halsstarrig, eiewys عَنيد упорит obstinado zatvrzelý eigensinnig stædig πεισματάρηςterco, obstinado kangekaelne لجباز؛ یک دنده itsepäinen obstinéעקשן हठीला, जिद्दी svojeglav, uporan makacs keras kepala þrár ostinato 頑固な 완고한 užsispyręs, atkaklus stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs keras kepala koppighardnakket, steil, striuparty كله شخ obstinado încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý trmast tvrdoglav envis, obstinat ดื้อดึง inatçı 固執的，倔強的 впертий, наполегливий اکھڑ، سرکش bướng bỉnh 固执的，倔强的

ˈobstinacy (-nəsi) noun

hardkoppigheid, halsstarrigheid, eiewysheid عَنادَه упорство obstinação tvrdohlavost der Eigensinn stædighed πείσμαobstinación, terquedad, testarudez kangekaelsus لجاجت itsepäisyys obstinationעקשנות ‍िजद, हठ, दुराग्रह svojeglavost, upornost önfejűség, makacsság kekeraskepalaan þrjóska ostinatezza, ostinazione 頑固 완고함 užsispyrimas stūrgalvība; ietiepība kedegilan koppigheidsteilhet, strihetupór سرسختى obstinação încăpăţânare упрямство tvrdohlavosť trma tvrdoglavost envishet ความดื้อ inatçılık 固執 впертість; завзятість سرکشي tính bướng bỉnh 固执

ˈobstinately adverb

hardkoppige, halsstarrige, eiewyse بِعنادَه упоритост obstinadamente umíněně eigensinnig stædigt πεισματάρικα obstinadamente jonnakalt لجبازانه itsepäisesti obstinément בְעַקשָנוּת हठी, दुराग्रहता svojeglavo, uporno csökönyösen dengan keras kepala þrjóskulega ostinatamente 頑固に 완고하게 atkakliai stūrgalvīgi; ietiepīgi dgn degil koppighardnakket, steilt, stritt uparcie په سرسختى obstinadamente cu încăpăţânare упрямо; упорно tvrdohlavo trmasto tvrdoglavo envist อย่างดื้อรั้น inat(çılık)la 固執地 вперто سرکشي سے một cách khó bảo 固执地

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