obstinate

/ɑbstənɪt/ adjectiveverb
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.

2

Resistant to guidance or discipline.

“an obstinate child with a violent temper”

3

Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.

VERB
1

Persist stubbornly.

“he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”

WORD FORMS
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Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
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Pig Latinobstinateway
Starts & ends withO … E
Syllablesob · sti · nate
SYNONYMS & RELATED32
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