Definitions
Unwilling to change an opinion, decision, or course of action.
Word origin
From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter).
Used in a sentence
“People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?”
“Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.”
“Under his hand a stubborn latch sprung noisily […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Obstinate”8 letters
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