obdurate
adjective
ob·du·rate
ˈäb-də-rət
-dyə-;
äb-ˈdu̇r-ət,
əb-,
-ˈdyu̇r-
1
a
: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
an unrepentant, obdurate sinner
b
: hardened in feelings
The obdurate enemy was merciless.
2
: resistant to persuasion or softening influences
obdurate in his determination
remaining obdurate to her husband's advances—
Edith Wharton
obdurately
adverb
obdurateness
noun
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