All 7 Uses
obstinate
in
The Grass is Singing
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- For he clung obstinately to the belief, in spite of Slatter and the Sergeant, that the causes of the murder must be looked for a long way back, and that it was they which were important.†
p. 24.1 *obstinately = stubbornly unyielding to the wishes of others
- "I'll get out of the mess my own way," said Dick obstinately.†
p. 88.2
- He returned frowning, his face obstinate but whistling jauntily.†
p. 94.1
- Dick went back to work, shrugging his shoulders at her obstinacy, hoping that her illness would pass.†
p. 151.1obstinacy = the trait of being stubborn in not doing what others want
- He was so obstinate.†
p. 154.7
- He asked her for advice, looked boyishly pleased when she picked up a cushion and trailed after him off to the lands; yet, when she made suggestions his face shut into dark obstinacy, and he began defending himself.†
p. 154.8obstinacy = the trait of being stubborn in not doing what others want
- He seemed detached; but kept glancing curiously, with an undercurrent of uneasiness, at Dick, whose face was obstinately set and miserable.†
p. 199.6obstinately = stubbornly unyielding to the wishes of others
Definitions:
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(1)
(obstinate) stubbornly not doing what others want
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)