You're obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there's no living with you, or without you. From LearnThat.org. [Martial (c.40-c.102), Roman poet, from Epigrammata.]
His long upper lip went down in obstinate resistance to impulse. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference
I'm sure he'll remain obstinate and continue to promote abortion. From Wordnik.com. [Bishop bars Patrick Kennedy from communion over abortion] Reference
Accordingly she called the obstinate and sulky Pauline before her. From Wordnik.com. [Girls of the Forest] Reference
Numidia, the strong inland city of Corta still persisted in obstinate independence. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
I heard myself called obstinate and wilful, only because I believed myself in the right, and persisted in it. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia] Reference
You are obstinate, that is why you are such a good trader. From Wordnik.com. [Storyteller] Reference
Shanahan got fired for being obstinate, which is fine because he was, but he earned his obstinance. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Politically, this works to Harper's favor being characterized as obstinate and bullish on even the smallest of issues. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
It boggles the mind, the kind of obstinate denial we are up against here. From Wordnik.com. [Quotes for Evolution Weekend (Francisco J. Ayala)] Reference
Well, to go on with my story, I'm the kind of obstinate brute who likes his own way. From Wordnik.com. [Partners In Crime]
"Well, why?" asks Eugene, with a kind of obstinate candor. From Wordnik.com. [Floyd Grandon's Honor] Reference
"He's always worse -- more obstinate, that is, when he's in a good temper. From Wordnik.com. [Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood] Reference
I keep reading about "sluggish controls," but let's go with "obstinate" instead. From Wordnik.com. [Penny Arcade] Reference
He began to be portrayed as an "obstinate" fellow who "harangued" British officers and therefore was unreasonable. From Wordnik.com. [karmalised] Reference
Queenstown council 'obstinate' - judge. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
An Environment Court judge has slammed Queenstown Lakes District Council as "obstinate". From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
"obstinate" in being "good" as the opposite so-called indulgent or capricious treatment always make him in being "bad.". From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Mind] Reference
"He is quite obstinate!" remarked the clerk, slyly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
There is an old saying: "Even an obstinate stone can nod in assent.". From Wordnik.com. ['It's Not Necessary To Wait'] Reference
Native-born Kenyan Shailesh Patel is just as obstinate, if less upbeat. From Wordnik.com. [On Guard] Reference
"You are a proud, obstinate girl!" exclaimed the Abbe, rising abruptly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Others were obstinate or possessive, quarrelsome, rancorous, or selfish. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Need to Repent] Reference
Naturally, van Dyck was neurotic, tightly wound and habitually obstinate. From Wordnik.com. [Talent Pool] Reference
I should have made him my pupil, had it not been for his obstinate character. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The Chinese people, he added, were "" very obstinate and very conservative. ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosopher And The Pragmatist] Reference
New technology alone isn't going to revolutionize an obstinate energy industry. From Wordnik.com. [A Mightier Wind] Reference
In fact, they glare at me, not at the obstinate players perched over their heads. From Wordnik.com. [Allez Hoop At The World's Court] Reference
But the resistance was so obstinate that the advantage gained did not prove decisive. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Then she begged my pardon for her obstinate silence and her conduct since our arrival. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Again, I don't know if the pizzeria's landlord was mulishly obstinate about taking less money. From Wordnik.com. [Lita Smith-Mines: Slicing Away Some of Suburbia] Reference
He observed the little shake which at moments her obstinate head gave to the holly on her toque. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The prophet is touched by an angel and made righteous, yet he lives among an obstinate, unclean people. From Wordnik.com. [Rolling Thunder] Reference
If they were not so obstinate, so crude, so uncouth, they would not have defeated two superpowers in 80 years 'time. From Wordnik.com. [Prejudice In Pakistan] Reference
Yatshiro grew obstinate and refused to turn and listen at one point, so Reishi pelted him with M&Ms to get his attention. From Wordnik.com. [The Insult of Warlord Reishi] Reference
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