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• obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• obstinate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French obstinat, Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob in the way + stinare (akin to stare to stand) Date: 14th century 1. perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Act of Uniformity 1549 — The Act of Uniformity 1549 (citation 2 3 Edward VI (reigned 1547 1553), c. 1) established The Book of Common Prayer ( The Book of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church after the use… …   Wikipedia

• donkey — I. /ˈdɒŋki / (say dongkee) noun (plural donkeys) 1. a domesticated ass, Equus asinus, used as a beast of burden. 2. a stupid, silly or obstinate person. –adjective 3. Machinery auxiliary: donkey pump. –phrase 4. be on like Donkey Kong, (of a… …  

• bul|let|head — «BUL iht HEHD», noun. 1. a round head. 2. a person with such a head. 3. Informal. a pig headed, obstinate person …   Useful english dictionary

• donkey — noun (plural donkeys) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1785 1. the domestic ass (Equus asinus) 2. a stupid or obstinate person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• donkey — /dong kee, dawng , dung /, n., pl. donkeys, adj. n. 1. the domestic ass, Equus asinus. 2. (since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic party. 3. a stupid, silly, or obstinate person. 4. a woodworking apparatus …   Universalium

• Tearle — This ancient and distinguished surname, of Old French origin, was introduced into England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and subsequently came to Ireland after the Anglo Norman Invasion of 1170. The derivation is from the Old French… …   Surnames reference

• Uebel — Although we cannot provide absolute proof on the origin of this name, in so far as precisely when it came into England, we are satisfied as to its general background. It derives from the German U(e)bel or the French Huguenot Ubald, and is a… …   Surnames reference

• intransigent — [19] In the 18th century there was an extreme leftist political party in Spain which, because of its unwillingness ever to compromise, was known as los intransigentes. The name was formed with the negative prefix in from transigentes, the present …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• Bonehead — stupid, obstinate person; a blockhead …   Dictionary of Australian slang