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English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/��bdj�r�t/|/��bdj�rɪt/
italbrac|US IPA|/���bdj�rɪt/|/���bd�rɪt/
audio|en-us-obdurate.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. stubbornly|Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.

#*1818, w:Percy_Bysshe_Shelley|Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 4, stanza 9, lines 1486-7,
#*:But custom maketh blind and obdurate
#*:The loftiest hearts.

1. obsolete Physically hardened, toughened.

Synonyms
italbrac|stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing: hardened, hard-hearted, impertinent, intractable, unrepentant, unyielding

Related terms
durable
endure
enduring
obduracy

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• 2007-10-22 04:11 - Dmcdevit - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/75.7.21.75|75.7.21.75]] ([[User_talk:75.7.21.75|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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