obdurate
adjectiveStubbornly refusing to change an attitude or decision.
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Clear all filtersStubbornly refusing to change an attitude or decision.
To make something harder to understand, often deliberately.
Based on evidence and fair judgment rather than personal preference.
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A duty or commitment that a person is expected or bound to fulfill.
Duty or binding commitment
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Required by a rule, duty, or established expectation.
Grossly offensive or indecent, especially in language or sexual expression.
Not well known or difficult to see, understand, or explain.
Difficult to understand
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Excessively eager to please through flattery and deference.
Quick to notice details and changes.
Careful noticing of a fact or event, or a comment based on what was noticed.
Careful noticing
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Marked by excessive, persistent attention or preoccupation.
Stubbornly unwilling to change despite reasons or persuasion.
Stubbornly resistant
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Noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way.
To remove a difficulty or make something unnecessary.
To block or close a passage or opening.
A lyrical poem expressing elevated praise or serious reflection.
A lyrical poem expressing elevated praise or serious reflection
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Casual or informal in manner, sometimes to the point of seeming dismissive.
Casual or insufficiently considered
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Intrusively eager to offer unwanted help or assert authority.
Suggesting that something unpleasant may happen.
Suggesting trouble
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Something left out, or the act of failing to include or do something.
Present everywhere, or seeming to be encountered everywhere.
Involving a heavy burden or substantial effort.
Occurring at a favorable or useful time.
Someone who uses circumstances for personal advantage, often setting principles aside.
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