Obdurate Definition & Meaning
obdurate
- adjective
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
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- What does obdurate mean?
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
- What part of speech is obdurate?
- Obdurate is an adjective.
- How many definitions does obdurate have?
- Obdurate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).