obduracy

noun
/ˈɒb.dʊ.ɹə.si/UK/ˈɑbdʊɹəsi/US

Etymology

From obdurate + -cy.

  1. derived from obdūrātus
  2. inherited from obdurat
  3. suffixed as obduracy — “obdurate + cy

Definitions

  1. The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.

    • By this hand thou, thinkeſt me as farre in the diuels booke, as thou and Falſtaffe, for obduracie and perſiſtancie, let the end trie the man, [...]
    • It might also serve to condemn the obduracy and hard-heartedness of the Jews, who relented not, when even the earth trembled and the rocks rent.
    • True mountain Liberty alone may heal The pain which Custom's obduracies bring.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for obduracy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA