All 6 Uses of
obstinate
in
The Jungle, by Sinclair
- They never could agree all together; there were so many arguments upon each side, and one would be obstinate, and no sooner would the rest have convinced him than it would transpire that his arguments had caused another to waver.†
Chpt 4
- The forewoman was especially severe with Ona, because she believed that she was obstinate on account of having been refused a holiday the day after her wedding.†
Chpt 7
- Sometimes they would be obstinate and refuse to see it, and Jurgis, alas, was not always patient!†
Chpt 8
- Jurgis could be very obstinate when he wanted to, and he was in this case, much to the dismay of the women, who felt that a man-doctor was an impropriety, and that the matter really belonged to them.†
Chpt 10 *
- It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.†
Chpt 12
- He would go in like a man swimming under water; he would put his handkerchief over his face, and begin to cough and choke; and then, if he were still obstinate, he would find his head beginning to ring, and the veins in his forehead to throb, until finally he would be assailed by an overpowering blast of ammonia fumes, and would turn and run for his life, and come out half-dazed.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
stubbornly not doing what others want