stubborn

stubborn is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.
2. adjective. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

   Synonyms: obstinate, unregenerate

3. adjective. not responding to treatment

   "a stubborn infection"

   "a refractory case of acne"

   Synonyms: refractory

Synonyms

obstinate, unregenerate, refractory

Common word forms

stubborner, stubbornly, stubbornest, stubbornness

Words from these letters

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