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obstinant

obstinant adjective: obstinate.

Adjective

obstinant (comparative more obstinant, superlative most obstinant)

  1. (proscribed) Obstinate.
    • I was respected in PBG, but I was never liked. I was called upon to work; but I was never invited to socialize with the "in crowd," mainly composed of founders. Word got back to me that I was too obstinant.1986, James Charles Roberts, “A Light That Failed”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 90

Forms of obstinant

comparativemore obstinant
superlativemost obstinant

Origin of obstinant

An alteration of obstinate, influenced by the ending -ant.

Words formed from obstinant

Questions about obstinant

What does obstinant mean?
Obstinant means obstinate.
What part of speech is obstinant?
Obstinant is an adjective.

Words near obstinant in the dictionary

  1. obstinacy
  2. obstinance
  3. obstinances
  4. obstinancies
  5. obstinancy
  6. obstinant
  7. obstinate
  8. obstinately
  9. obstinateness
  10. obstinatenesses
  11. obstination

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