mulish
adj/ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
Etymology From mule + -ish.
1
Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- […] a rickety verdigrised geyser which would spit two inches of tepid water into the bath and then mulishly stop working."1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- stubborn as a mule
- Derived terms
- mulishly, mulishness, unmulish