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stubborn meaning

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  • Stubborn means steadfastly refusing to change opinions or position.
  • Stubborn has been used as a name for the following:
  • HMS Stubborn (P238), an S class submarine
  • Little Miss Stubborn, a character in the Little Miss series of books
  • Mr. Stubborn, a character on the children's television show The Mr. Men Show
  • Louis X of France, a King of France called "the Stubborn"
  • Citrus stubborn disease, a plant disease affecting species in the genus Citrus
  • Stubborn (film), (French: Une histoire américaine) a 2015 French comedy-drama film.

    Definition of stubborn in English Dictionary

  • AdjectiveCOMstubbornerSUPstubbornest
    1. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
      1. He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
      2. Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • The accused's stubborn silence outraged the prosecutor. ‎
      • We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge his fault, or, He will not be acknown of his fault.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adjectives
    Related Links:
    1. en stubbornly
    2. en stubbornness
    3. en stubborner
    4. en stubbornest
    5. en stubbornnesses
    Source: Wiktionary

    Meaning of stubborn for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "stubborn" is an adjective.
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