Definizione monolingua

obstinate

obstinate (comparative more obstinate, superlative most obstinate)

1. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
   • 1686, Montaigne, translated by Charles Cotton, ""That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to be defended"",

     From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of war, to punish […] those who are obstinate to defend a place that by the rules of war is not tenable […]

2. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
   • 1927, Gandhi, translated by Mahadev Desai, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, Part IV, Chapter XXIX,

     Now it happened that Kasturbai […] had again begun getting haemorrhage, and the malady seemed to be obstinate.

Definizione dizionario obstinate

	ostinato
	adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably
	Persisting in a reactionary stand.

	testardo
	Persisting in a reactionary stand.

	accanito
	Persisting in a reactionary stand.

	pertinace
	adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably

caparbio

cocciuto

impuntarsi

ostinare

ostinarsi

ostinata

ribelle

testarda

Altri significati:

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.

robust (health)

Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.

knocking (stones together)

Resistant to guidance or discipline.