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obdurate

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Main Entry: ob·du·rate
Pronunciation: \ˈäb-də-rət, -dyə-; äb-ˈdr-ət, əb-, -ˈdyr-\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare to harden, from ob- against + durus hard — more at during
Date: 15th century

1 a : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing b : hardened in feelings
2 : resistant to persuasion or softening influences

synonyms see inflexible

ob·du·rate·ly adverb

ob·du·rate·ness noun


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