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   ob·sti·nate

   /ˈäbstənət/

   adjective

   • 1. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so: "her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio"
   • ▪ (of an unwelcome phenomenon or situation) very difficult to change or overcome: "the obstinate problem of unemployment"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obstinately adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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