obstinately

adv

obstinately

adv

US /ˈɑbstɪnətli/ · UK /ˈɒbstɪnətli/

Etymology From obstinate + -ly.

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.
  • 'She'll do no such thing,' said the old man obstinately.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 53:

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