• Synonyms: obstinate
  Meaning: persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

• Obstinate in a course that we approve.
• "Yes, fire!" said the obstinate sailor again.
• "Then your cylinder don't work," said the obstinate fellow.
• Obstinate's foul tongue has almost made Pliable a Christian.
• 'I know I am, sir,' returned Wegg, with obstinate magnanimity.
• An expression of obstinate calm overspread Sir Richmond's face.
• The battle was an obstinate one, and fought throughout hand to hand.
• "It's a balky mule," replied Father De Smet mildly, "and very obstinate."
• When an otter is wounded, he makes directly to land, where he maintains an obstinate defence:--
• Now Providence has given us one, though rather an obstinate specimen," he pointed to Father Fisher.

0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Queen Victoria, License CC BY-SA 4.0