obstinate
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Obstinate young Prince Hal ascends to the English throne as Henry V under the tutelage of the wily Falstaff.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2019
Obstinate gamblers for the rise may have barked their shins.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Obstinate One cared little for that; he only clutched the tighter.
From Eskimo Folk-Tales by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)
Then he held it on the line—he was a man of very great strength, that Obstinate One—and managed to kill it.
From Eskimo Folk-Tales by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)
“It is a joy to catch such beasts,” said the Moon Man, and the Obstinate One felt a great desire to harpoon one of them.
From Eskimo Folk-Tales by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)
Vocabulary lists containing obstinate
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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