stubborn
/ˈstʌbɚn/ adjective B1- Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something. · People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?· Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
- Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
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She’s too worked up and I’ve an idea she can be awful stubborn if she takes the notion.
The stubborn spearsmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood,
What a stubborn little goose I was.
I noticed the color of the sky on my walk to work, came up with a name for my sister's new bakery, and finally figured out how to fix a stubborn bug in my code.
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