mulish obstinacy

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• mulish — adjective refusing to do something or agree to something in an unreasonable way; stubborn: mulish obstinacy mulishly adverb mulishness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Obstinacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obstinacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obstinateness obstinateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy tenacity Sgm: N 1 cussedness cussedness =>(U.S.) Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance &c. 604a …   English dictionary for students

• obstinacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Refusal to comply Nouns 1. obstinacy, stubbornness, tenacity, doggedness; obduracy, obduration, insistence, resolution; intransigency, immovability, inflexibility, hardness, willpower; self will, will of …   English dictionary for students

• mulish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. obstinate, stubborn, headstrong. See obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. opinionated, headstrong, stubborn; see obstinate 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. obstinate, headstrong. see stubborn …   English dictionary for students

• obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• obstinate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French obstinat, Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob in the way + stinare (akin to stare to stand) Date: 14th century 1. perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• obstinate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, firm, headstrong, dogged, pertinacious, opinionated, strong minded, contumacious, opinionative, contradictory, inflexible, positive, perverse, contrary, cantankerous, unimpressible, determined, convinced,… …   English dictionary for students

• dogged — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. obstinate, persistent. See obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, tenacious, persistent, firm; see diligent , obstinate , resolute 2 . See Synonym Study at stubborn . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• headstrong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. obstinate, willful, stubborn. See obstinacy, violence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. determined, strong minded, stubborn; see obstinate 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stubborn, self willed,… …   English dictionary for students

• perverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contrary, stubborn, obstinate, self willed; ungovernable, wayward; cross, petulant. See obstinacy, wrong. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Obstinate] Syn. headstrong, obdurate, self willed, wrongheaded;… …   English dictionary for students

• pigheaded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stubborn, tenacious, obstinate, entêté. See obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. recalcitrant, insistent, stubborn; see obstinate 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stubborn, obstinate,… …   English dictionary for students