The Only Use of
obdurate
in
The Call of the Wild
- Francois was obdurate, but when he turned his back Buck again displaced Sol-leks, who was not at all unwilling to go.†
p. 78.4obdurate = stubbornly persistent
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