Stub"born (?), a. [OE. stoburn,
stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See Stub.]
Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not
yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of
persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a
stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow,
stubborn knees." Shak. "Stubborn attention and
more than common application." Locke. "Stubborn Stoics."
Swift.
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie.
Chaucer.
These heretics be so stiff and
stubborn.
Sir T. More.
Your stubborn usage of the pope.
Shak.
Syn. -- Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. --
Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either
active or passive persistence in one's views or conduct, in spite of
the wishes of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of
passive obstinacy.
-- Stub"born*ly, adv. --
Stub"born*ness, n.
Stub"born (?), a. [OE. stoburn,
stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See Stub.]
Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not
yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of
persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a
stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow,
stubborn knees." Shak. "Stubborn attention and
more than common application." Locke. "Stubborn Stoics."
Swift.
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie.
Chaucer.
These heretics be so stiff and
stubborn.
Sir T. More.
Your stubborn usage of the pope.
Shak.
Syn. -- Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;
hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. --
Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either
active or passive persistence in one's views or conduct, in spite of
the wishes of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of
passive obstinacy.
-- Stub"born*ly, adv. --
Stub"born*ness, n.
