obduracy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of obduracy
First recorded in 1590–1600; obdur(ate) + -acy
Example Sentences
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She has good qualifications: a strong physique, single-mindedness, obduracy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Myanmar is also being consumed by the coronavirus, a health disaster that has been exacerbated by the junta’s obduracy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
Audacious, imaginative and moving, Mantell’s play dramatizes the historical obduracy of anti-Semitism, as well as the frustration of women trapped within patriarchal structures that leave them little freedom of movement or choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2018
In turn, this is why Mr Bolton’s ideological obduracy looks less risky than welcome.
From Economist ● May 31, 2018
Sensing, but not fully understanding, C.P.’s obduracy, they gave in.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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