Obstinately

//ˈɑbstɪnətli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an obstinate manner.

    "He obstinately made his motion at every meeting, even though no one else ever supported it and everyone else was bored with it."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a stubborn unregenerate manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"I regret that some of our most intelligent colleagues obstinately cling to a purely technocratic view of language as if it were a machine built out of mechanical parts."

Etymology

From obstinate + -ly.

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