[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

obstinate \ob"stinate\, a. l. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare
   to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob see
   ob- + a word from the root of stare to stand. see stand,
   and cf. destine.
   1. pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course;
      persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other
      means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying
      unreasonableness.
      1913 webster

            i have known great cures done by obstinate
            resolution of drinking no wine.       --sir w.
                                                  temple.
      1913 webster

            no ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.  --pope.
      1913 webster

            of sense and outward things.          --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   2. not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate
      fever; obstinate obstructions.
      1913 webster

   syn: stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;
        persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;
        refractory; contumacious. see stubborn.
        1913 webster -- ob"stinately, adv. --
        ob"stinateness, n.
        1913 webster
see also:
ob- stand destine stubborn ob"stinately ob"stinateness 

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