Balky :
kokëfortë
English Meaning :
(Adjective : )
Example : Unless these conditions were complied with, gravity served no better than a balky horse - it would not work at all…
Unless these conditions were complied with, gravity served no better than a balky horse - it would not work at all…
Bullheaded :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Pigheaded, Bullet-headed
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Obstinate and stupid)
(Adjective : Obstinate and stupid)
Example : If we back down, we'll lose credibility, but if we go to war we'll look like bullheaded unilateralists.
If we back down, we'll lose credibility, but if we go to war we'll look like bullheaded unilateralists.
Die-hard :
kokëfortë
Hard-headed :
kokëfortë
Hardheaded :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Unsentimental, Mulish, Practical
Unsentimental, Mulish, Practical
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack)
(Adjective : Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack)
Headstrong :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Willful, Strong-willed, Stubborn, Obstinate, Unyielding, Obdurate, Contrary, Perverse, Wayward, Unruly, Refractory
Willful, Strong-willed, Stubborn, Obstinate, Unyielding, Obdurate, Contrary, Perverse, Wayward, Unruly, Refractory
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition)
(Adjective : Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition)
Example : Sometimes I can be a little too headstrong , and I might ruin everything.
Sometimes I can be a little too headstrong , and I might ruin everything.
Mulish :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Obstinate, Stubborn, Pigheaded, Recalcitrant, Intransigent, Unyielding, Inflexible, Bullheaded, Stiff-necked
Obstinate, Stubborn, Pigheaded, Recalcitrant, Intransigent, Unyielding, Inflexible, Bullheaded, Stiff-necked
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack)
(Adjective : Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack)
Example : Harris wishes to convict religious belief of mulish literalism, while attacking its tenets in the most bluntly prosaic and anachronistic terms he can muster.
Harris wishes to convict religious belief of mulish literalism, while attacking its tenets in the most bluntly prosaic and anachronistic terms he can muster.
Word Example from TV Shows :
None of the boys noticed
how MULISH and tall I was.
(Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3)
None of the boys noticed
how MULISH and tall I was.
(Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3)
Obstinate :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Stubborn, Cussed, Contrary
Stubborn, Cussed, Contrary
English Meaning :
(Verb : Persist stubbornly)
(Adjective : Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
(Verb : Persist stubbornly)
(Adjective : Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
Example : Then the temperamental keyboards decided to be obstinate , gave one little gasp and retired leaving their conductor Victor Philip with nothing to guide them with but enthusiasm.
Then the temperamental keyboards decided to be obstinate , gave one little gasp and retired leaving their conductor Victor Philip with nothing to guide them with but enthusiasm.
Pertinacious :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Determined, Tenacious, Persistent, Persevering, Purposeful, Resolute, Dogged, Indefatigable, Insistent, Single-minded, Unrelenting, Relentless, Tireless, Unshakable, Stubborn, Obstinate, Inflexible, Unbending
Determined, Tenacious, Persistent, Persevering, Purposeful, Resolute, Dogged, Indefatigable, Insistent, Single-minded, Unrelenting, Relentless, Tireless, Unshakable, Stubborn, Obstinate, Inflexible, Unbending
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Stubbornly unyielding)
(Adjective : Stubbornly unyielding)
Example : He knew she was only so pertinacious out of her love for him.
He knew she was only so pertinacious out of her love for him.
Recalcitrant :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Uncooperative, Intractable, Obstreperous, Truculent, Insubordinate, Defiant, Rebellious, Willful, Wayward, Headstrong, Self-willed, Contrary, Perverse, Difficult, Refractory, Froward, Contumacious
Uncooperative, Intractable, Obstreperous, Truculent, Insubordinate, Defiant, Rebellious, Willful, Wayward, Headstrong, Self-willed, Contrary, Perverse, Difficult, Refractory, Froward, Contumacious
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Stubbornly resistant to authority or control)
(Adjective : Stubbornly resistant to authority or control)
Example : When the House Republican leadership on occasion has given him a list of recalcitrant members to rope in on a specific bill, he never has delivered.
When the House Republican leadership on occasion has given him a list of recalcitrant members to rope in on a specific bill, he never has delivered.
Self-opinionated :
kokëfortë
Self-willed :
kokëfortë
Stiff-necked :
kokëfortë
Strong-willed :
kokëfortë
Stubborn :
kokëfortë
Synonyms :
Obstinate, Indelible, Refractory, Unregenerate
Obstinate, Indelible, Refractory, Unregenerate
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
(Adjective : Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
Example : I liked the stubborn resistance my dragon hunter had to face throughout the game.
I liked the stubborn resistance my dragon hunter had to face throughout the game.
Word Example from TV Shows :
Oh. Leonard, don't trouble yourself.
He's STUBBORN.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 4)
Oh. Leonard, don't trouble yourself.
He's STUBBORN.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 4)
