The man held on to his job stubbornly and would not retire.
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Stubbornly
Synonyms for "stubbornly" (8 found)
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Adverb(2 words)
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18 translations across 10 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- αὐθάδως adv (in a stubborn manner)
Catalan
1 entries- tossudament adv (in a stubborn manner)
Czech
1 entries- tvrdohlavě adv (in a stubborn manner)
Finnish
1 entries- jääräpäisesti adv (in a stubborn manner)
French
1 entries- obstinément adv (in a stubborn manner)
Hungarian
3 entries- csökönyösen adv (in a stubborn manner)
- konokul adv (in a stubborn manner)
- makacsul adv (in a stubborn manner)
Italian
4 entries- cocciutamente adv (in a stubborn manner)
- ostinatamente adv (in a stubborn manner)
- puntigliosamente adv (in a stubborn manner)
- tenacemente adv (in a stubborn manner)
Old English
1 entries- ānwillīċe adv (in a stubborn manner)
Romanian
2 entries- cu încăpățânare adv (in a stubborn manner)
- încăpățânat adv (in a stubborn manner)
Spanish
2 entries- obstinadamente adv (in a stubborn manner)
- tercamente adv (in a stubborn manner)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
He stubbornly persisted in his opinion.
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You're one stubbornly indecisive guy, you know that? If you have something to say to me, say it now, and clearly.
Source: tatoeba (1527886)
People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
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