All 3 Uses
obstinate
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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- He was ready to die with vexation, and obstinately would not promise to row.†
obstinately = stubbornly unyielding to the wishes of others
- Mr. Quincy labored hard with the governor to obtain his assent, but he was obstinate.†
- obstinately persisted in manacling their deputies with...
*obstinately = stubbornly unyielding to other's wishes
Definitions:
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(1)
(obstinate) stubbornly not doing what others want
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)