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# stubbornly

«stubbornly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a way that refuses to change your mind or do what…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (stubbornly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that refuses to change your mind or do what others want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#m1)

2) Of things: in a way that is hard to move, change or get rid of: a stain stubbornly stays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A character word in stories: Toad stubbornly refuses to give up motor cars; donkeys and mules are said to be stubborn. In science and everyday life, a stubbornly stuck lid or a stubbornly high temperature will not change easily.

### examples

- He stubbornly refused to eat his peas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x1)
- The donkey stubbornly sat down in the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x2)
- Toad stubbornly promised nothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x3)
- The stain stubbornly stayed on my shirt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x4)
- She stubbornly kept trying until the puzzle was done. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x5)
- The jar lid was stubbornly stuck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x6)
- “Nevertheless,” said Conn stubbornly, “I do not wish to banish my son; it is awkward and unnecessary.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/#x7)

### note

Adverb from «stubborn»; noun «stubbornness» (double n). Can be good (refusing to give up) or bad (refusing to listen).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stubbornly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubbornly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.