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What does obstinate mean?

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Adjective
  1. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
  2. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
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At the main breach the defence was obstinate, but the defenders were taken in rear by the men of the light division.
He was self-willed, obstinate, aggressive, vindictive, beset by feelings of inferiority, and yet firmly convinced of his own abilities.
Ye are an unruly obstinate people, whose hearts are unreformed and uncircumcised.
He was increasingly criticized for his autocratic and obstinate style of leadership.
For the grey-haired, being young is often equated with being hot-headed, turbulent, self-willed, obstinate, and too hot to handle.
The outcome also satisfied the public sense of outrage at an obstinate governmental bureaucracy and at an injustice eventually righted.

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