Obstinancy vs. Obstinate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Obstinancy and Obstinate
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Obstinancy
Obstinacy.
Obstinate
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
Her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio
Obstinancy
(rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
Obstinate
Characterized by such adherence
An obstinate refusal.
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Obstinate
Difficult to manage, control, or treat
An obstinate problem.
An obstinate headache.
Obstinate
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
Obstinate
(of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.
Obstinate
(of a facial feature) Typical of an obstinate person; fixed and unmoving.
Obstinate
Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; - usually implying unreasonableness.
I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine.
No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.
Of sense and outward things.
Obstinate
Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.
Obstinate
Persist stubbornly;
He obstinates himself against all rational arguments
Obstinate
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Obstinate
Resistant to guidance or discipline;
Mary Mary quite contrary
An obstinate child with a violent temper
A perverse mood
Wayward behavior
Obstinate
Persisting in a reactionary stand
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