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brassbound

[bras-bound, brahs-] / ˈbræsˈbaʊnd, ˈbrɑs- /
ADJECTIVE
incompliant
Synonyms
WEAK
adamant adamantine balky bullheaded cantankerous contumacious cussed determined die-hard dogged firm fixed grim hardheaded headstrong implacable inexorable inflexible insubordinate intractable intransigent iron mulish obdurate opinionated ornery persevering persistent pertinacious perverse pigheaded rebellious recalcitrant refractory relentless remorseless rigid self-willed set in one's ways single-minded steadfast stiff-necked tenacious tough unbendable unbending uncompliant uncompromising unmanageable unreasonable unrelenting unshakable untoward unyielding willful
ADJECTIVE
unbendable
Synonyms
WEAK
adamant adamantine balky bullheaded cantankerous contumacious cussed determined die-hard dogged firm fixed grim hardheaded headstrong implacable incompliant inexorable inflexible insubordinate intractable intransigent iron mulish obdurate opinionated ornery persevering persistent pertinacious perverse pigheaded rebellious recalcitrant refractory relentless remorseless rigid self-willed set in one's ways single-minded steadfast stiff-necked tenacious tough unbending uncompliant uncompromising unmanageable unreasonable unrelenting unshakable untoward unyielding willful
ADJECTIVE
uncompliant
Synonyms
WEAK
adamant adamantine balky bullheaded cantankerous contumacious cussed determined die-hard dogged firm fixed grim hardheaded headstrong implacable incompliant inexorable inflexible insubordinate intractable intransigent iron mulish obdurate opinionated ornery persevering persistent pertinacious perverse pigheaded rebellious recalcitrant refractory relentless remorseless rigid self-willed set in one's ways single-minded steadfast stiff-necked tenacious tough unbendable unbending uncompromising unmanageable unreasonable unrelenting unshakable untoward unyielding willful

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The officer indirectly responsible for the orders that killed both men turns out to be the egregious Kenneth Widmerpool, whose fatuous careerism and brassbound egotism have provided veins of comedy running through all nine books.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, Washington buzzed that For the brassbound Navy, this was quite a concession.

From Time Magazine Archive

Star of the serial is brassbound Mickey Rooney.

From Time Magazine Archive

Facing the wigged high judges of Britain had failed to dent her brassbound confidence, but facing this crowd was something else.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taisin had taken out her small brassbound trunk and opened it, but now she paused with her hand on a glass vial.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo