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Obstinacy Obtuseness (See DIMWITTEDNESS.) Oddness (See ECCENTRICITY.) Oldness (See AGE, OLD.) Balmawhapple bullheaded, blundering Scotch laird. [Br. Lit.: Waverley]
stern and righteous Presbyterian. [Br. Lit.: The Heart of Midlothian] rigid “man of realities.” [Br. Lit.: Hard Times] (1822–1885) 18th U.S. president; nicknamed “Unconditional Surrender.” [Am. Hist.: Kane, 523] intractable, unyielding lawyer. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield] known for being “quite contrary.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring-Gould, 31] symbol of obstinacy: “stubborn as a mule.” [Folklore: Jobes, 462] refuses to heed Moses’s mandate from God. [O.T.: Exodus 7:13, 22–23, 8:32, 9:7, 12] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But listen as our legislators exploit the president's obstinance to excuse the Olympian indifference they demonstrated when their vote should have counted against this foolish enterprise. If we choose not to limit our numbers (6 billion and counting), other species would have to suffer from our obstinance and ignorance. With "Passionate Visions of the American South: Self-Taught Artists from 1940 to the Present," an exhibition currently at the University Art Museum in Berkeley, a kind of sanctuary has been created for 80 artists whose 270 creations reflect an inner strength and obstinance that transcends their impoverished environment. |
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