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stubborn

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishstiborne,stibourne,stoburn,stoburne,styburne,stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be fromOld English*stybbor, fromOld Englishstybb(“a stump, stub”) +-or(adjective-formation suffix, as inbitor, whenceEnglishbitter).

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Adjective

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stubborn (comparativestubborner,superlativestubbornest)

  1. Refusing tomove or to change one'sopinion;obstinate;firmlyresisting;persistent in doing something.
    People are prettystubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a verystubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
  2. Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.

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refusing to move or change one's opinion

Noun

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stubborn (uncountable)

  1. (informal)Stubbornness.
    • 2003, Dana Stabenow,A Grave Denied,→ISBN, page86:
      But I have to say that one thing you inherited from your mother is a whole lot ofstubborn.
    • 2014, Victoria Hamilton,Muffin But Murder,→ISBN:
      That takes a lot ofstubborn for a seventy-something man.
    • 2016, Ken Robert Baugh,Just Passing Time,→ISBN:
      Stubborn is not eating pizza out of a square pan because you know it won't taste as good as a round one.Stubborn is spending twelve thousand dollars to fix a five-hundred-dollar truck just because it's “your baby.”
  2. Ellipsis ofstubborn disease(“a disease of citrus trees”).
    • 1967, Walter Reuther,The Citrus Industry, Volume IV,→ISBN, page129:
      With evidence that the causal agent ofstubborn is spread by insects, control or prevention of this disease will prove more difficult than formerly thought to be.
    • 2012, Vincenzo Vacante, Uri Gerson,Integrated Control of Citrus Pests in the Mediterranean Region,→ISBN:
      Sectorial infection ofstubborn could be stable for long periods, but may be manifested once the trees are severely pruned, this causing the system spread of S. citri to other non-infected parts.

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