obstinate person

Example Sentences

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But he added, he is "a pretty obstinate person".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

Then again, he had always been a pretty obstinate person, so this wasn’t a big change in their relationship.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

A mistake may prove costly or humiliating to an obstinate person who persists in his error, but, when he is right, such a person is pretty well qualified 203 to win over all opposition.

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.

He was an obstinate person, used to success,—so used to it, in fact, that the present situation left him dazed.

From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin