obstinacy

9 letters · noun · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

Obstinacy in a sentence

He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.

"I don't know where," replied the girl. "Then I do," said Sikes, more in the spirit of obstinacy than because he had any real objection.

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