Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - obstinate
Obstinate
obstinate
adj. 1 stubborn, intractable. 2 firmly adhering to one's chosen course of action or opinion despite dissuasion. 3 inflexible, self-willed. 4 unyielding; not readily responding to treatment etc. Derivatives obstinacy n. obstinately adv. Etymology: ME f. L obstinatus past part. of obstinare persist (as OB-, stare stand)
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French obstinat, Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from obin the way + -stinare (akin to stare to stand) Date: 14th century perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion , not easily subdued, remedied, or removed , ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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