1 (often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude
SYNOBSTINATE:
He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong. * She can be as stubborn as a mule. * stubborn pride * a stubborn resistance to change * a stubborn refusal to listen * She has inherited her mother's stubborn streak.
2 difficult to get rid of or deal with:
a stubborn cough / stain * a stubborn problem
stubbornly adverb:
She stubbornly refused to pay. * Unemployment remains stubbornly high.
stubbornness noun [U]
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Is stubborn a noun, verb, or something else?
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