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stubborn
('st/@/b/@/rn )

adjective (a)

  • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    obstinate, unregenerate
    Antonym:
    docile
    source: wordnet30
  • Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not responding to treatment(adj.all)
    Example:
    A stubborn infection.
    Stubborn rust stains.
    Synonym:
    refractory
    source: wordnet30
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