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obstinative

obstinative adjective: obstinate.

Adjective

obstinative (comparative more obstinative, superlative most obstinative)

  1. (obsolete) obstinate
    • Before reaching middle age he was an already obstinative Conservative, and opposed to every innovation, whether in politics or literature.1886, The National Review, volume 7, page 69

Forms of obstinative

comparativemore obstinative
superlativemost obstinative

Questions about obstinative

What does obstinative mean?
Obstinative means obstinate.
What part of speech is obstinative?
Obstinative is an adjective.

Words near obstinative in the dictionary

  1. obstinate
  2. obstinately
  3. obstinateness
  4. obstinatenesses
  5. obstination
  6. obstinative
  7. obstinence
  8. obstinent
  9. obstipate
  10. obstipated
  11. obstipates

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