All 8 Uses of
obstinate
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- To her father, it must be admitted, this seemed only another epigram; and as obstinacy, in unaccomplished minds, does not usually select such a mode of expression, he was the more surprised at this wanton play of a fixed idea.†
Chpt 18obstinacy = the trait of being stubborn in not doing what others want
- This striking argument gave the Doctor a sudden sense of having underestimated his daughter; it seemed even more than worthy of a young woman who had revealed the quality of unaggressive obstinacy.†
Chpt 22
- Catherine, conscious of her obstinacy, expected little of this, and could not rid herself of the idea that in going abroad and yet remaining firm, she should play her father a trick.†
Chpt 23
- She had tried sharpness, and she had tried sternness: but neither would do; she was shocked at the girl's obstinacy.†
Chpt 30
- There is not the smallest probability that, after having been as obstinate as a mule for two years, she suddenly became amenable to reason.†
Chpt 32
- "You are very obstinate," said the Doctor.
Chpt 33 *obstinate = stubbornly unyielding to other's wishes
- "Upon my word," her father explained, "I had no idea how obstinate you are!"†
Chpt 33
- She knew herself that she was obstinate, and it gave her a certain joy.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
stubbornly not doing what others want