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Search phrase: obstinate

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor V.iii.26Let it be virtuous to be obstinate.Let it be Vertuous to be Obstinate.
HamletHam I.ii.93In obstinate condolement is a courseIn obstinate Condolement, is a course
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.114Except you mean with obstinate repulseExcept you meane with obstinate repulse
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.121.2The Queen is obstinate,The Queene is obstinate,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.27Ah, France, why should'st thou be this obstinateAh Fraunce, why shouldest thou be this obstinate,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.69What moved thee, then, to be so obstinateWhat moude thee then to be so obstinate,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.216Thou wast ever an obstinate heretic in theThou wast euer an obstinate heretique in the
Richard IIIR3 III.i.44You are too senseless-obstinate, my lord,You are too sencelesse obstinate, my Lord,

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Glossary

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frowardperverse, obstinate, wilful, ungovernable
imperseverant[unclear meaning] stubborn, obstinate
indurate[Q variant] callous, hardened, obstinate
obduratestubborn, obstinate, inflexible
obstacle[rustic error for] obstinate
obstinateunyielding, inflexible, hard-hearted
peevishobstinate, perverse, self-willed [contrast modern sense of ‘irritable, morose’]
perverseobstinate, stubborn, intransigent
refractoryrebellious, obstinate, umanageable
senseless-obstinateunreasonably stubborn, irrationally unyielding
stubbornuncompromising, unyielding, obstinate
thwartperverse, obstinate, stubborn
wantonwilful creature, obstinate individual
waywarderobstinate, wilful, self-willed [person]
wilful-blamewilfully blameworthy, at fault for being too obstinate

Thesaurus

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fault for being too obstinatewilful-blame
obstinatefroward
obstinateimperseverant
obstinateindurate
obstinateobdurate
obstinatepeevish
obstinateperverse
obstinaterefractory
obstinatestubborn
obstinatethwart
obstinatewaywarder
obstinate individualwanton
obstinate, toowilful-blame

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