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Definition
stubbornly persistent — especially in wrongdoing
or more rarely (except in classic literature):
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
or more rarely (except in classic literature):
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
- 'You will not persist in saying that,' rejoined the gentleman, with a voice and emphasis of kindness that might have touched a much harder and more obdurate heart.Chapter 46 — The Appointment Kept (76% in)
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