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31perverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contrary, stubborn, obstinate, self willed; ungovernable, wayward; cross, petulant. See obstinacy, wrong. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Obstinate] Syn. headstrong, obdurate, self willed, wrongheaded;… …
32pigheaded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stubborn, tenacious, obstinate, entêté. See obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. recalcitrant, insistent, stubborn; see obstinate 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stubborn, obstinate,… …
33willful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. self willed, arbitrary; headstrong, wayward, obstinate, stubborn, unruly; intentional, deliberate, premeditated. See will. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Deliberate] Syn. intentional, voluntary,… …
34balky — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. contrary, stubborn, perverse, mulish; see contrary 4 , obstinate 1 . See Synonym Study at contrary . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stubborn, contrary, resisting, resistant, obstinate, mulish, intractable, ornery,… …
35bullheaded — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. headstrong, stubborn, mulish, obstinate. ANT.: compromising, yielding, irresolute II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tenaciously unwilling to yield: dogged, hard headed, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious …
36Obstinacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obstinacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obstinateness obstinateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy tenacity Sgm: N 1 cussedness cussedness =>(U.S.) Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance &c. 604a …
37hardheaded — adjective 1. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack • Syn: ↑mulish • Similar to: ↑stubborn, ↑obstinate, ↑unregenerate • Derivationally related forms: ↑mulishness ( …
38mulishly — adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner she remained stubbornly in the same position • Syn: ↑stubbornly, ↑pig headedly, ↑obdurately, ↑obstinately, ↑cussedly • Derived from adjective: ↑cussed …
39stubborn — adjective Etymology: Middle English stibourne, stuborn Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) unreasonably or perversely unyielding ; mulish (2) justifiably unyielding ; resolute b. suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature < a …
40mulishly — adverb see mulish …
