obdure
obdure adjective: synonym of obdurate.
Adjective
obdure (comparative more obdure, superlative most obdure)
- Synonym of obdurate.
- The Ages in their grovvth vvax worſe & vvorſe. / The firſt vvas pretious, full of golden reſt. / Siluer ſucceeded; good, but not ſo pure: / Then loue and harmleſſe luſts might currant paſſe: / The third that follovves vve finde more obdure, / And that vve title by the Age of Braſſe.1613, Thomas Heywood, “[Prologue]”, in The Brazen Age, […], London: […] Nicholas Okes, […], →OCLC, , signature B, recto
- Synonyms:
- obdurate
Verb
obdure (third-person singular simple present obdures, present participle obduring, simple past and past participle obdured)
- To harden.
- This saw his hapless foes, but stood obdur'd.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- […] this spiritual edge shall either turn again, or, through our weak wieldance, not enter the stubborn and thick hide of obdured hearts […]1626, Joseph Hall, Saint Paul's Combat. Part II
Synonyms of obdure
Forms of obdure
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more obdure |
| superlative | most obdure |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | obdures |
| present participle | obduring |
| past participle | obdured |
| past | obdured |
Questions about obdure
- What does obdure mean?
- Obdure means synonym of obdurate.
- What part of speech is obdure?
- Obdure can be an adjective or a verb.
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