obstinate
adjective
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
obstinately
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a word derived from
obstinate.
Example Sentences
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President Furio Truzzi told The Associated Press, however, that despite the overall decreases, pasta prices are obstinately high in some cities and that the group was still considering targeted strikes later this summer.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
He had already struck aesthetic gold in the 1960s with his deadpan, Pop-inspired yet obstinately painterly portraits and his disarming painted cutouts.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
“France rejects this. France, obstinately, will look for peace.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Still, the Haitians languished at Guantánamo for 18 months only to be paroled into the United States under the authority Bush and Clinton officials had so obstinately refused to exercise from the outset.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2021
She tried to send them away with a hard swallow, but they stayed lodged obstinately in her throat.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
