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

stubborn \stub"born\, a. oe. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. as.
   styb a stub. see stub.
   firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
   persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion;
   not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; --
   said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore;
   a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "bow, stubborn knees."
   --shak. "stubborn attention and more than common
   application." --locke. "stubborn stoics." --swift.
   1913 webster

         and i was young and full of ragerie wantonness
         stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --chaucer.
   1913 webster

         these heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --sir t. more.
   1913 webster

         your stubborn usage of the pope.         --shak.
   1913 webster

   syn: obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
        hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged;
        contumacious; heady.

   usage: stubborn, obstinate. obstinate is used of either
          active or passive persistence in one's views or
          conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. stubborn
          describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --
          stub"bornly, adv. -- stub"bornness, n.
          1913 webster
see also:
stub stubborn obstinate stub"bornly stub"bornness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

stubbornly
     adv : in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly
           in the same position" syn: pig-headedly, obdurately,
            mulishly, obstinately, cussedly
see also:
pig-headedly obdurately mulishly obstinately cussedly 

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