intransigent

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  1. adjective Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.

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  • The possessiveness in his expression, intransigent, unwavering, stunned Sophie even more than the essence of his arrogant demand. —  A Lady of Expectations
  • Unless guided too firmly by Palafox, Beran would probably overlook his imprisonment; and if Palafox were intransigent, there were ways of dealing with him Bustamonte rose to his feet. —  Languages of Pao The
  • We might even witness the birth of more bloody intransigent organizations. —  Palestine Blogs aggregator
  • Netanyahu will not been seen abroad as the leader of an intransigent, hardline coalition.
  • The aggressors remain intransigent, dogged and undeterred in their bloodlust. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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  1. French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente : in-, not (from Latin; see in-1) + transigente, present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin trānsigere, to come to an agreement : trāns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French intransigeant, also intransigent (after Spanish); from Spanish intransigente, not compromising, not ready to compromise, from Latin in- privative + transigen(t-)s, present participle of transigere, past participle transactus, transact, come to a settlement: see transact.
 

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/ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒɛnt/
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