mulish

• A kind of mulish huffiness in his expression made him look ridiculous and unlikeable. —  The Nursing Home Murder - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 03: 1935
• ;The flight levers controlling the wings are mulish, and they need a strong hand to keep them in line I'm lighter, ; said Urza I'm stronger, ; snapped Mishra I am capable of holding the levers in place, ; said Urza And I understand the power crystals as well as you do added Mishra quickly I am the elder, ; said Urza smugly And it's my birthday! —  JEFF GRUBB
• He eyed Alleyn with an air half-mulish, half-apprehensive, but gave his answers crisply enough, thinking for a moment, and then speaking without hesitation. —  Death of a Peer - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 10: 1940
• She knew that was not enough for her mulish husband and so she added: I am pregnant. —  VQR
• Stubborn, obstructionist and downright mulish is the best way to describe the of Senate Republicans since voters stripped them of majority status in November. given by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) to the "We'll Hold Our Breath Until We Turn Blue" tactics used by Republicans on the ethics and lobbying reform bill —  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

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