Stubborn

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Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; - said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness] Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. - Chaucer. These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. - Sir T. More. Your stubborn usage of the pope. - Shak.

Adj.	1.	stubborn - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield Antonyms: docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
	2.	stubborn - not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne" Synonyms: refractory
	3.	stubborn - difficult to treat or deal with; "stubborn rust stains"; "a stubborn case of acne"
	4.	stubborn - persisting in a reactionary stand Synonyms: obstinate, unregenerate

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