obstinate
ADJECTIVEVERB
/ɑbstənɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
obstinate is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1B3S1T1I1N1A1T1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does obstinate mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
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2
Resistant to guidance or discipline.
“an obstinate child with a violent temper”
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3
Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Persist stubbornly.
“he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”
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