Ob"sti*nate (?), a. [L.
obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing
with firmness, to persist in; ob (see Ob-) + a word
from the root of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf.
Destine.] 1. Pertinaciously adhering to
an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason,
arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually
implying unreasonableness.
I have known great cures done by obstinate
resolution of drinking no wine.
Sir W.
Temple.
No ass so meek, no ass so
obstinate.
Pope.
Of sense and outward things.
Wordsworth.
2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or
removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate
obstructions.
Syn. -- Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm;
pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;
refractory; contumacious. See Stubborn.
-- Ob"sti*nate*ly, adv. --
Ob"sti*nate*ness, n.