: refusing to do what other people want or to change your opinion or the way you do something : very stubborn
She approached the job with mulish determination.
a mulish insistence on doing things his own way
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“Mulish.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/mulish. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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