obdurate
pronunciation
How to pronounce obdurate in British English:
UK [ˈɒbdjərət]
How to pronounce obdurate in American English:
US [ˈɑbdərət]
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- Adjective:
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Word Origin
- obdurate (adj.)
- mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob-) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure). Related: Obdurately.
Example
- 1. Even obdurate india has begun to look less of an outlier .
- 2. These would punish mr kibaki 's more obdurate ministers and backers , while sparing poorer kenyans from the effects of general trade and aid sanctions .
- 3. Massive , irritating and even scary expressions of it were vital in shaking an obdurate government , contemptuous of public opinion , from its determination to pursue war ad infinitum in vietnam .