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mul·ish
 mulish
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- pronunciation:
- myu
lihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
like a mule in stubbornness, balkiness, or obstinacy.
- synonyms:
- balky, hardheaded, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded, stubborn, unbending, willful
- similar words:
- adamant, contrary, defiant, disobedient, insubordinate, perverse, refractory, rigid, uncompromising, unmanageable, unruly, unyielding, wayward
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| related words: |
contrary, contumacious, headstrong, inflexible, obdurate, obstinate, perverse, willful |
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| derivations: |
mulishly (adv.), mulishness (n.) |
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