Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an obdurate manner; stubbornly; inflexibly; with obstinate impenitence.
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- adverb In an
obdurate manner;stubbornly ,intractably orinflexibly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
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Examples
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a dictator who "obdurately" refused to change his ways.
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I first read this story while obdurately at the beach with a friend on a cold, wet day.
Sex and/or Mr. Morrison | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast 2010
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However, if the Commission considers the case unusually important, or if the government obdurately ignores the recommendations, the Commission can bring the case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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I was half-way through Vanish With the Rose before I realized that the person I had picked to be the murderer was obdurately refusing to kill anybody.
An Interview with Barbara Mertz, also known as Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters 2010
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A rudderless bipartisan Congress is no less culpable for the decline, and will be no less responsible for the aftermath than an administration obdurately steaming for the shoals.
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Rooted in mystery but set in a cruel, obdurately materialistic world, "Au hasard Balthazar" parallels Balthazar's trials with the downward trajectory of the girl who loves him, Marie Anne Wiazemsky.
Salvation at the Forum Kristin M. Jones 2012
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However, if the Commission considers the case unusually important, or if the government obdurately ignores the recommendations, the Commission can bring the case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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When a nation-state obdurately chooses not to control its own banking system, it has committed itself to a course that can lead only to national suicide.
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Spain are struggling to create chances and Portugal are defending obdurately.
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When Tony Hayward, British Petroleum president, recently met with Congress, he obdurately refused to accept blame for the mess in the gulf of Mexico.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: Environmental Activist Faces Jail Time for Hanging Banners 2010
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