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obstinate

adjectiveverb /ɑbstənɪt/ 3 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 13
Definitions
adjective

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

adjective

resistant to guidance or discipline

“an obstinate child with a violent temper”

adjective

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

verb

persist stubbornly

“he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”

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