obduracy

[ob-doo-ruh-see, -dyoo-]

noun

1. the state or quality of being obdurate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of obduracy¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; obdur(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

With an obduracy that Trump no doubt admired, Stefanik refused to resign.

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She has good qualifications: a strong physique, single-mindedness, obduracy.

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But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government.

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I did get a better understanding of the deep roots of this endless battle, the obduracy of both sides.

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The nearly 100-member caucus is wrong about all matters of public policy, but its obduracy is constitutionally wholesome.

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