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obstinent

obstinent is the misspelling of obstinant.

Meaning of obstinant

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 obstinent

comparativemore obstinent
superlativemost obstinent

Questions about obstinent

What is obstinent the misspelling of?
Obstinent is the misspelling of obstinant.

Words near obstinent in the dictionary

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

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