Meanings
adverbobstinately (comparative more obstinately, superlative most obstinately)
comparative more obstinately · superlative most obstinately
- In an obstinate manner.
He obstinately made his motion at every meeting, even though no one else ever supported it and everyone else was bored with it.
1 more example
'She'll do no such thing,' said the old man obstinately.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 53
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a stubborn unregenerate manner
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Translations
Catalan obstinadament
- obstinadamentin an obstinate manner
Esperanto obstine
- obstinein an obstinate manner
French obstinément
- obstinémentin an obstinate manner
Hungarian csökönyösen
- csökönyösenin an obstinate manner
Italian ostinatamente
- ostinatamentein an obstinate manner
Portuguese obstinadamente
- obstinadamentein an obstinate manner
Russian упря́мо, упо́рно
- упря́мо (uprjámo)in an obstinate manner
- упо́рно (upórno)in an obstinate manner
- насто́йчиво (nastójčivo)in an obstinate manner
Spanish obstinadamente
- obstinadamentein an obstinate manner
Ukrainian упе́рто, впе́рто
- упе́рто (upérto)in an obstinate manner
- впе́рто (vpérto)in an obstinate manner
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Chicago
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