Obstinacy
101Headstrongness — Head strong ness, n. Obstinacy. [R.] Gayton. [1913 Webster] …
102Incompliance — In com*pli ance, n. 1. The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper; obstinacy. [1913 Webster] Self conceit produces peevishness and incompliance of humor in things lawful and indifferent. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Refusal or… …
103Inflexibility — In*flex i*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. inflexibilit[ e].] The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity;… …
104Insist — In*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See {Stand}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To stand or rest; to find… …
105Insisted — Insist In*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See {Stand}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To stand or rest; to find …
106Insisting — Insist In*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See {Stand}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To stand or rest; to find …
107Inveteracy — In*vet er*a*cy, n. [From {Inveterate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; usually in a bad sense; …
108Knobby — Knob by, a. [From {Knob}.] 1. Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. Irregular; stubborn in particulars. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The informers continued in a knobby kind of obstinacy. Howell. [1913… …
109Master — Mas ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mastered}; p. pr. vb. n. {Mastering}.] 1. To become the master of; to subject to one s will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. [1913 Webster] Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered …
110Mastered — Master Mas ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mastered}; p. pr. vb. n. {Mastering}.] 1. To become the master of; to subject to one s will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. [1913 Webster] Obstinacy and willful neglects must be… …