Sekirov Dictionary

stubborn

UK /ˈstʌbən/US /ˈstʌbɚn/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 4
phrases 1

adjective2

•
holding on to an opinion or a plan and not willing to let others change it
- People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
- Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
•
Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
- Under his hand a stubborn latch sprung noisily […] — 1934

noun2

•
(informal) Stubbornness.
- But I have to say that one thing you inherited from your mother is a whole lot of stubborn. — 2003
•
Ellipsis of stubborn disease (“a disease of citrus trees”).
- With evidence that the causal agent of stubborn is spread by insects, control or prevention of this disease will prove more difficult than formerly thought to be. — 1967

forms

more stubborn · stubborner · most stubborn · stubbornest

Phrases with stubborn

stubborn up
To become stubborn; to refuse to change one's mind or stance.

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