Thursday, 6 October 2016

Stubborn

Thursday 6th October 2016

Stubborn /ˈstʌbən/



Adjective
1.    Having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or
position on something, especially in spite of good reasons to do so.
2.   Difficult to move, remove, or cure.

Example sentences
‘you're a silly, stubborn old woman’
‘the removal of stubborn screws’

Origin
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘untameable, implacable’): of unknown origin.


Thanks to: www.oxforddictionaries.com

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