All 10 Uses of
obstinate
in
David Copperfield
- 'David,' he said, making his lips thin, by pressing them together, 'if I have an obstinate horse or dog to deal with, what do you think I do?'†
Chpt 4-6 *
- I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr. Creakle, in consequence, as was supposed among the boys, of his having broken his leg in Mr. Creakle's service, and having done a deal of dishonest work for him, and knowing his secrets.†
Chpt 4-6
- Perhaps this was an agreeable excitement to the donkey-boys; or perhaps the more sagacious of the donkeys, understanding how the case stood, delighted with constitutional obstinacy in coming that way.†
Chpt 13-15
- He coughed to that extent, and his breath eluded all his attempts to recover it with that obstinacy, that I fully expected to see his head go down behind the counter, and his little black breeches, with the rusty little bunches of ribbons at the knees, come quivering up in a last ineffectual struggle.†
Chpt 19-21
- 'You may make it necessary, if you are foolish or obstinate, Mr. Copperfield,' he observed, 'for me to send my daughter abroad again, for a term; but I have a better opinion of you.†
Chpt 37-39
- You have no idea what obstinate hair mine is, Copperfield.†
Chpt 40-42
- I told him how I esteemed his good-nature; and said that his hair must have taken all the obstinacy out of his character, for he had none.†
Chpt 40-42
- But the figures had the old obstinate propensity — they WOULD NOT add up.†
Chpt 43-45
- Between these two proud persons, mother and son, there is a wider breach than before, and little hope of its healing, for they are one at heart, and time makes each more obstinate and imperious.†
Chpt 46-48
- I am sure, when I took my leave, and Traddles was coming out to walk with me to the coffee-house, I thought I had never seen an obstinate head of hair, or any other head of hair, rolling about in such a shower of kisses.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(obstinate) stubbornly not doing what others want