obdurate | ||
1. | [ adjective ] stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | |
Synonyms: | obstinate unrepentant cussed | |
Related terms: | unregenerate | |
2. | [ adjective ] showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | |
Synonyms: | stony flinty | |
Examples: | "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart" |
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Related terms: | hardhearted | |
Similar spelling: |
obdurately obturate obduracy obturator |