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"obduracy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being obdurate":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the administrator was known for her unyielding obduracy even in the face of proof that she was wrong",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Real Madrid beat Liverpool, 1-0, on Saturday in Paris with a performance of ruthless efficiency, of meticulous organization, of clinical obduracy . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
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"In mid-March, Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a reversal of course after his earlier obduracy against asking for help. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The rise of the Delta variant and the obduracy of vaccination resisters altered the landscape of the pandemic in just the last few months. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
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"Myanmar is also being consumed by the coronavirus, a health disaster that has been exacerbated by the junta\u2019s obduracy . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Aug. 2021",
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"Myanmar is also being consumed by the coronavirus, a health disaster that has been exacerbated by the junta\u2019s obduracy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
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"But money, national pride and political obduracy are also at play. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"The damage already done by Mr. Trump\u2019s obduracy could be lasting. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, New York Times , 11 Nov. 2020",
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"The elections have shown that in spite of the Communist Party\u2019s obduracy and the economic harm that the protests have caused, Hong Kongers still have a strong appetite for democracy. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"obdur(ate) + -acy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4b-d\u0259-r\u0259-s\u0113",
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"\u0259b-",
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"-dy\u0259-",
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"\u00e4b-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259-",
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"-\u02c8dyu\u0307r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bullheadedness",
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"doggedness",
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"hardheadedness",
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"intransigence",
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"mulishness",
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"obdurateness",
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"obstinacy",
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"obstinateness",
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"opinionatedness",
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"pertinaciousness",
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"pertinacity",
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"pigheadedness",
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"self-opinionatedness",
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"self-will",
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"stubbornness",
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"willfulness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054923",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"obdurate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"charitable",
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"compassionate",
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"humane",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"merciful",
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"sensitive",
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"softhearted",
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"sympathetic",
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"tender",
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"tenderhearted",
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"warm",
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"warmhearted"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hardened in feelings":[
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"The obdurate enemy was merciless."
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],
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": resistant to persuasion or softening influences":[
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"obdurate in his determination",
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"remaining obdurate to her husband's advances",
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"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
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],
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": stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing":[
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"an unrepentant, obdurate sinner"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He is known for his obdurate determination.",
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"the obdurate refusal of the crotchety old man to let the neighborhood kids retrieve their stray ball from his backyard",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the act has been tied up in the Senate, due to the obdurate opposition of the entire GOP caucus and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W. Va.). \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Those are just the most obdurate employers, says David Woods, the union\u2019s secretary-treasurer. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"She was largely paralyzed from the neck down but just as obdurate as ever, wanting Sri to be the one to feed her, administer her fentanyl patch, bathe her and change her diaper, even though Sri had hired a home health aide to help. \u2014 Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"When team members or individual personalities try to be obdurate and disturb the team conversation, the team coach will need to maintain composure under such circumstances. \u2014 Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Ink and paint veer between obdurate opacity and delicate transparency. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"The chorus sings of the Plague of Thebes over five darkly screaming chords in the key of B-flat minor, with an obdurate bass line grating against the upper harmonies. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 21 June 2021",
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"By the summer of 1776, all but the most obdurate loyalists on the American continent knew that all-out war between Britain and the American Colonies had arrived. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2021",
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"France\u2019s defense is stolid and obdurate and miserly. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin obd\u016br\u0101tus, going back to Latin, past participle of obd\u016br\u0101re \"to harden, be persistent, hold out,\" from ob-, perfective prefix + d\u016br\u0101re \"to harden, hold out, endure\" \u2014 more at ob- , during":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259b-",
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"-dy\u0259-",
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"\u02c8\u00e4b-d\u0259-r\u0259t",
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"\u00e4b-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259t",
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"-\u02c8dyu\u0307r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obdurate inflexible , obdurate , adamant mean unwilling to alter a predetermined course or purpose. inflexible implies rigid adherence or even servile conformity to principle. inflexible in their demands obdurate stresses hardness of heart and insensitivity to appeals for mercy or the influence of divine grace. obdurate in his refusal to grant clemency adamant implies utter immovability in the face of all temptation or entreaty. adamant that the work should continue",
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"synonyms":[
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"affectless",
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"callous",
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"case-hardened",
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"cold-blooded",
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"compassionless",
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"desensitized",
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"hard",
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"hard-boiled",
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"hard-hearted",
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"heartless",
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"indurate",
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"inhuman",
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"inhumane",
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"insensate",
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"insensitive",
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"ironhearted",
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"merciless",
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"pachydermatous",
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"pitiless",
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"remorseless",
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"ruthless",
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"slash-and-burn",
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"soulless",
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"stony",
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"stoney",
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"stonyhearted",
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"take-no-prisoners",
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"thick-skinned",
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"uncharitable",
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"unfeeling",
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"unmerciful",
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"unsparing",
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"unsympathetic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191630",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"obdurateness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"charitable",
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"compassionate",
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"humane",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"merciful",
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"sensitive",
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"softhearted",
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"sympathetic",
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"tender",
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"tenderhearted",
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"warm",
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"warmhearted"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hardened in feelings":[
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"The obdurate enemy was merciless."
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],
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": resistant to persuasion or softening influences":[
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"obdurate in his determination",
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"remaining obdurate to her husband's advances",
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"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
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],
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": stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing":[
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"an unrepentant, obdurate sinner"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He is known for his obdurate determination.",
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"the obdurate refusal of the crotchety old man to let the neighborhood kids retrieve their stray ball from his backyard",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the act has been tied up in the Senate, due to the obdurate opposition of the entire GOP caucus and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W. Va.). \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Those are just the most obdurate employers, says David Woods, the union\u2019s secretary-treasurer. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"She was largely paralyzed from the neck down but just as obdurate as ever, wanting Sri to be the one to feed her, administer her fentanyl patch, bathe her and change her diaper, even though Sri had hired a home health aide to help. \u2014 Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"When team members or individual personalities try to be obdurate and disturb the team conversation, the team coach will need to maintain composure under such circumstances. \u2014 Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Ink and paint veer between obdurate opacity and delicate transparency. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"The chorus sings of the Plague of Thebes over five darkly screaming chords in the key of B-flat minor, with an obdurate bass line grating against the upper harmonies. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 21 June 2021",
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"By the summer of 1776, all but the most obdurate loyalists on the American continent knew that all-out war between Britain and the American Colonies had arrived. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2021",
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"France\u2019s defense is stolid and obdurate and miserly. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin obd\u016br\u0101tus, going back to Latin, past participle of obd\u016br\u0101re \"to harden, be persistent, hold out,\" from ob-, perfective prefix + d\u016br\u0101re \"to harden, hold out, endure\" \u2014 more at ob- , during":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259b-",
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"-dy\u0259-",
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"\u02c8\u00e4b-d\u0259-r\u0259t",
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"\u00e4b-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259t",
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"-\u02c8dyu\u0307r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obdurate inflexible , obdurate , adamant mean unwilling to alter a predetermined course or purpose. inflexible implies rigid adherence or even servile conformity to principle. inflexible in their demands obdurate stresses hardness of heart and insensitivity to appeals for mercy or the influence of divine grace. obdurate in his refusal to grant clemency adamant implies utter immovability in the face of all temptation or entreaty. adamant that the work should continue",
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"synonyms":[
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"affectless",
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"callous",
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"case-hardened",
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"cold-blooded",
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"compassionless",
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"desensitized",
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"hard",
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"hard-boiled",
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"hard-hearted",
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"heartless",
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"indurate",
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"inhuman",
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"inhumane",
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"insensate",
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"insensitive",
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"ironhearted",
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"merciless",
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"pachydermatous",
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"pitiless",
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"remorseless",
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"ruthless",
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"slash-and-burn",
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"soulless",
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"stony",
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"stoney",
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"stonyhearted",
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"take-no-prisoners",
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"thick-skinned",
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"uncharitable",
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"unfeeling",
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"unmerciful",
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"unsparing",
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"unsympathetic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231457",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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}
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}
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