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stubborn as a mule

stubborn as a mule adjective: extremely stubborn.

Adjective

stubborn as a mule (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely stubborn

Forms of stubborn as a mule

alternative formmule-stubborn

Questions about stubborn as a mule

What does stubborn as a mule mean?
Stubborn as a mule means extremely stubborn.
What part of speech is stubborn as a mule?
Stubborn as a mule is an adjective.

Words near stubborn as a mule in the dictionary

  1. stubblier
  2. stubbliest
  3. stubbly
  4. Stubbo
  5. stubborn
  6. stubborn as a mule
  7. stubborn disease
  8. stubborn up
  9. stubborned up
  10. stubborner
  11. stubbornest

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