obstinate person
Example Sentences
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But he added, he is "a pretty obstinate person".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024
Then again, he had always been a pretty obstinate person, so this wasn’t a big change in their relationship.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018
According to one dictionary, it also used to mean an imp or small, obstinate person.
From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther
Gidi Mavunga, quite beyond self-control, sprang up, and declared that, if the Mundele would not follow him, that obstinate person might remain behind.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
