obduracy

obduracy

obduracy (plural obduracies)

1. The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV Part 2, act 2, sc. 2,

     Thou thinkest me as far in the devils
     book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and
     persistency.

   • 1713, Nehemiah Walter, A discourse concerning the wonderfulness of Christ, Eleazer Phillips (Boston), p. 156,

     It might also serve to condemn the obduracy and hard-heartedness of the Jews, who relented not, when even the earth trembled and the rocks rent.

   • 1812, Percy Bysshe Shelley, ""On Leaving London for Wales,"" ln 5-6,

     True mountain Liberty alone may heal
     The pain which Customs obduracies bring.

   • 2007, Simon Hughes, ""Chanderpaul finally outwitted by master"" Telegraph.co.uk, 20 June,

     Chanderpauls obduracy might have broken lesser men, but Panesar more than matched him for relentlessness.

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Altri significati:

The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.

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