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obstinately
" The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede."
Eugen Herrigel

Meaning of "obstinately" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OBSTINATELY

ˈɒbstɪnətlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSTINATELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obstinately is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBSTINATELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obstinately in the English dictionary

The definition of obstinately in the dictionary is in a way that indicates stubbornness. Other definition of obstinately is in a manner that is difficult to alleviate; persistently.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSTINATELY

affectionately · co-ordinately · compassionately · coordinately · determinately · discriminately · dispassionately · disproportionately · effeminately · emarginately · extortionately · indiscriminately · inordinately · insubordinately · opinionately · ordinately · passionately · predominately · proportionately · subordinately

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSTINATELY

obstet. · obstetric · obstetric stethoscope · obstetrical · obstetrically · obstetrician · obstetrics · obstinacies · obstinacy · obstinate · obstinateness · obstipation · obstreperate · obstreperous · obstreperously · obstreperousness · obstriction · obstropalous · obstropulous · obstruct

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSTINATELY

absolutely · accurately · adequately · alternately · appropriately · approximately · deliberately · delicately · desperately · fortunately · immediately · inappropriately · intimately · lately · legitimately · moderately · privately · separately · stately · ultimately · unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of obstinately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obstinately» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSTINATELY

Find out the translation of obstinately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of obstinately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obstinately» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

硬是
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

obstinadamente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

obstinately
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हठपूर्वक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعناد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

упрямо
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

obstinadamente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দূরবর্তী পথ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

obstinément
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

hartnäckig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

頑として
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

집요하게
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Obstinately
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngoan cố
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஏற்பட்ட துன்பத்தை நீக்கிவிடுவோமானால்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गबाळपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

inatla
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ostinatamente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

uparcie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вперто
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cu încăpățânare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεισματικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardnekkig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

envist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hårdnakket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obstinately

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obstinately

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3 QUOTES WITH «OBSTINATELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obstinately.
1
Eugen Herrigel
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede.
2
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.
3
Francoise Sagan
All my life, I will continue obstinately to write about love, solitude and passion among the kind of people I know. The rest don't interest me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSTINATELY»

Discover the use of obstinately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obstinately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
So Obstinately Loyal: James Moody, 1744-1809
The biography of James Moody, a once-famous, even infamous, partisan of Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
Susan Burgess Shenstone, 2001
2
United States Congressional serial set
Bynkershoek tells us that — Although the right of killing prisoners has fallen into disuse, it is made a quota, however, whether it may not be, without the least imputation, exercised upon those who defend themselves too obstinately ; and there ...
‎1869
3
Complete concordance to miscellaneous writings: Manual of ...
... and titles of the poems, and an index to the scriptural quotations contained therein Albert F. Conant, Christian Science Publishing Society. OBSTINATELY. 675. OCCUPIED. obstinately. Mis. 327-27 O- holding themselves back,. obstruct. A/is.
Albert F. Conant, Christian Science Publishing Society, 1915
4
Language and Cultural Description: Essays
From this consideration is derived the custom, which we have in wars, of punishing even with death those who obstinately defend a place which by the rules of war cannot be held. Otherwise, in the hope of impunity, there would not be a ...
Charles O. Frake, Anwar S. Dil, 1980
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Journal of Psychological Medicine
Ho obstinately refused food, alleging that God forbade him to eat. " There are others who allege that they have communication with spirits, good or evil, and that they are enjoined by them not to partake of food. A case of this kind occurred to ...
‎1860
6
Atlantic Reporter
... while absent determined that from thenceforth he would desert his wife, and that determination is persisted in willfully, eontinuedly, and obstinately for the statutory period, that will constitute desertion for the required time. Tills case ( Carroll v.
‎1921
7
English and Chinese pronouncing dictionary
0 ft, obstinately adhering to one's opinion, 0ft£,JL> obstinately bent upon, ftW- obstinately just, «g *l»St [ft, Eft, Obstinateness, (ob'-sti-nate-nes) n. 0 Obstipation, (ob-ste-pa'-shun) n. a, mm, m&. Obstreperous, (ob-strep'-er-us) a. Loud, *#fi!j.
Shang wu yin shu kuan, 1903
8
Report of the Commissioners on Behalf of the United States: ...
We derive the right from the prophecies which we. made, and to which you obstinately refused to listen, when we predicted everything which has taken place to-day before you demonetized silver in 1873. I will cite some of these modern ...
William Boyd Allison, 1893
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Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
He obstinately refused food, alleging that Goa forbade him to eat. " There are others who allege that they have communication with spirits, good or evil, and that they are enjoined by them not to partake of food. A case of this kind occurred to ...
Forbes Winslow, 1860
10
God the Teacher of Mankind: Or, Popular Catholic Theology, ...
He must obstinately adhere to error, preferring his own private judgment in matters of faith and morals to the infallible teaching of the Catholic Church. Heresy, therefore, is a corruption of the true faith. This corruption takes place either by ...
Michael Müller, 1881

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSTINATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obstinately is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Live From New York NY Says Have It Our Way — Expensive
The state legislature obstinately refused to vote the unskilled workers more of other people's money. So, the governor appointed a panel that ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
2
Transcendance, on the backs of elephants
Barely alive, starved, exhausted, we would clench our teeth and follow our great free herds obstinately with our eyes, and see them march ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»
3
China opposes Russell's comment on South China Sea arbitration
Since then, the Philippines has obstinately pushed for the above-mentioned arbitration proceedings despite repeated objections of China. «Journal of Turkish Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Negotiating with Boko Haram
No right thinking government will obstinately stick to hostilities as the only option to seeking lasting peace and security for its citizens. «TheCable, Jul 15»
5
Circus bears offered sanctuary from trauma in Romania after …
After doing tricks for the Globus circus in Bucharest for five years, Mura one day obstinately refused to keep performing and was finally handed ... «China Post, Jul 15»
6
Apple leaves Wall Street hungry for more – can it deliver?
It spent only $7.3bn there, but seen no benefit as its Windows Phone business obstinately refuses to grow (it sold 8.4m phones in the past ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Bob's Story: Treasuries, Gold And Stock Market Ignorance
After all the regular proceedings had passed, he sat and reflected obstinately on his grandfather's last words. "I love you boy. I'm giving you a ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
8
DeBlasio Seeks to Curb Competition
De Blasio publicly and obstinately rejected the discussion noting, “I don't debate with private corporations. Let's be clear – Uber is a multibillion ... «Independent Women's Forum, Jul 15»
9
Seen but unseen: Photographer Tony Fouhse finds the grey palette …
He avoided “the obvious, the sensational, the sentimental” city scenes, and says, obstinately, “I tried to make them as boring as possible, but ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
10
Circus bears offered sanctuary from trauma in Romania
After doing tricks for the Globus circus in Bucharest for five years, Mura one day obstinately refused to keep performing and was finally handed ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
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