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stubborn, adj.
freq. cnt. 5
more info tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

obstinate stubborn unregenerate
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derivationally related form
stubbornness
antonym
docile
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also see
disobedient intractable uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible
similar to
bloody-minded, cantankerous bolshy, stroppy pigheaded, bullheaded, bullet-headed dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding contrarious, cross-grained determined hardheaded, mulish stiff-necked strong-minded, strong-willed
more info not responding to treatment
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refractory stubborn

sample sentences

"a stubborn infection"
"a refractory case of acne"
"stubborn rust stains"
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derivationally related form
refractoriness
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derivationally related form
stubbornness mulishness
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similar to
intractable