Meaning & use
Obdurately
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In a stubbornly persistent way, refusing to change one's opinion, course of action, or feelings despite pressure to do so.
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He obdurately refused to apologize, even after everyone else admitted fault.
The committee obdurately stuck to its original decision despite the public outcry.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'obduratus' (hardened), sharing a root with 'durable' and reflecting the sense of a hardened, unyielding will.
Words with a similar meaning
stubbornlyinflexibly
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Words with an opposite meaning
flexiblycompliantly
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