Associations to the word «Obstinate»

Wiktionary

OBSTINATE, adjective. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.

Dictionary definition

OBSTINATE, verb. Persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments".
OBSTINATE, adjective. Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras