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Meaning of 'obdurate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obdurate [ a.]
- Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.
- Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.
2 . Obdurate [ v. t.]
- To harden.

Meaning of 'obdurate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obdurate [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Example in sentence:
  • his flinty gaze;
  • the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart

Nearby Words:

obdiplostemonous obdiplostemony obdormition obduce obduct obduction obduracy obduration obdure obdured

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