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stubbornly

adv.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈstəbɝnɫi// UK //stˈʌbənli// stub·born·ly

adv. to do something in a way that shows you will not change your mind or give up, even when people tell you to stop.

adv. to persist in an opinion or course of action despite opposition or evidence to the contrary. Often used to describe a person's refusal to yield to pressure or a system's resistance to change.


SIMPLE

He stubbornly refused to admit he was wrong.

CONTEXTUAL

The old computer stubbornly refused to boot up, even after the technician replaced the hard drive.

COMPLEX

The negotiator stubbornly held to her initial demands, refusing to compromise on the core issues that had caused the conflict to escalate over the previous month.

Synonyms
Origin

From stubborn + -ly.

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