Associations to the word «Obdurate»
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Wiktionary
OBDURATE, adjective. Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
OBDURATE, adjective. (obsolete) Physically hardened, toughened.
Dictionary definition
OBDURATE, adjective. Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
OBDURATE, adjective. Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart".
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