obdurate
[ ob-doo-rit, -dyoo- ]
/ ˈɒb dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ- /
adjective
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.
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obdurate
/ (ˈɒbdjʊrɪt) /
adjective
not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted
impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion
Derived Formsobduracy or obdurateness, nounobdurately, adverb
Word Origin for obdurate
C15: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endure
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obdurate
mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob-) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure). Related: Obdurately.
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