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  • adjective proscribed Obstinate.

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Examples

  • They just make things more miserable with their obstinant and constant bullying.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: March 26, 2010 2010

  • Are you so bitter, childish, and obstinant, that you are willing to trade a Democrat with practically identical political beliefs to Hillary, for a pro-life, pro-war Republican?

    The View From Unity - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • If you accept payment from patients on Medicaid then I could argue that you are supporting "more gummint" - given the obstinant idiocy of your maximalist position.

    "1970s lifestyle 'protects planet.'" Ann Althouse 2009

  • It's all very much part of the Venezuelan political-economic scene, grounded in an obstinant rejection of the thrust and parry of civilized democratic debate; entrenched in the wholesale slaughter of Venezuela's sectarianism with neither side giving ground to the other for any thought of attempt to understand.

    November 23 may well go down in history as Venezuela's 'Night of the Chamelions' when true colors are struck to the mast 2008

  • Given their obstinant (sic) refusal to face up to errors, it is time to prepare for a return to our own national monetary system, he says.

    "Monetary masochism" Richard 2006

  • The ass in the White House is the vulgar jackass – the stubborn, obstinant, and ignorant version.

    Think Progress » Bush Refuses To Estimate Future Costs of Iraq War, Violating Federal Law 2006

  • Final consonants that are silent in metropolitan French today are sometimes pronounced, and archaic suffixes such as eux in obstineux (obstinant) and téteux (stubborn) or niaiseux (irritating) persisted in the new world.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Final consonants that are silent in metropolitan French today are sometimes pronounced, and archaic suffixes such as eux in obstineux (obstinant) and téteux (stubborn) or niaiseux (irritating) persisted in the new world.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Because, my obstinant friend, we do not have 12 YEARS of Failed Diplomacy, and 17 United Nations Resolutions, or a cease-fire agreement being violated with ANY of those countries†¦

    Think Progress » VIDEO: Schmidt’s Shame 2005

  • I can remember Emily telling me that I was the most clearly obstinant person she had ever met in her entire life.

    hamletwildie Diary Entry hamletwildie 2007

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