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| balky |
inclined to stop short and then refuse to proceed; stubborn; obstinate. |
| bullheaded |
perversely unwilling to change one's opinion or intended action; stubborn. |
| bullish |
perversely stubborn; bullheaded. [1/3 definitions] |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| contumacy |
stubborn and obstinate resistance to authority; rebelliousness. |
| cross-grained |
(informal) stubborn or hard to deal with. [1/2 definitions] |
| crotchety |
given to peculiar whims and notions; capriciously stubborn; cantankerous. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| donkey |
a stubborn, foolish, or stupid person. [1/3 definitions] |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| hard-bitten |
made tough or stubborn by hard experience. |
| headstrong |
insistent on having one's own way; willful; stubborn. [1/2 definitions] |
| inflexible |
not subject to pressure or influence; stubborn or unyielding. [1/3 definitions] |
| obstinacy |
the state or quality of being stubborn; stubbornness. [2 definitions] |
| ornery |
stubborn, mean, or disagreeable. |
| persistence |
the quality of being steadfast, determined, stubborn, or insistent. [1/3 definitions] |
| pigheaded |
obstinate; stubborn. |
| stiff-necked |
stubborn; obstinate; unyielding. [1/2 definitions] |
| strong-willed |
obstinate; stubborn. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tartar |
(often l.c.) one who is stubborn, irritable, savage, or violent. [1/4 definitions] |
| unwilling |
stubborn or resistant; obstinate. [1/2 definitions] |
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