1In a manner that shows dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something.
she stubbornly refused to acknowledge my point of view
I remained stubbornly silent
Example sentencesExamples
He is a Luddite, who stubbornly clings to the past.
These individuals take the Scripture seriously and stubbornly advocate freedom of belief for all.
He remained stubbornly opposed to what ethnographic evidence revealed about Native people.
The suspect was beautiful, dangerous, and, following her capture, stubbornly unrepentant.
They stubbornly insist that online piracy is the problem.
1.1In a way that is difficult to move, remove, or improve.
the door stubbornly refused to open
unemployment remains stubbornly high
Example sentencesExamples
The stones at Carnac weave strange spells on this wave-tossed promontory that juts so stubbornly into the Atlantic.
As a result of this hormonal inhibition, your body stores fat and holds on to it stubbornly.
Run as a co-operative venture, this ski resort has stubbornly, and rather refreshingly, anchored itself in the past.
The source of his fever remained stubbornly elusive.
This emphatic analysis, along with many other stubbornly negative trials, signals the end for vitamin E as a general prophylactic against cancer and heart disease.
Definition of stubbornly in US English:
stubbornly
adverbˈstəbərnliˈstəbərnlē
1In a manner that shows dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something.
she stubbornly refused to acknowledge my point of view
I remained stubbornly silent
Example sentencesExamples
They stubbornly insist that online piracy is the problem.
He remained stubbornly opposed to what ethnographic evidence revealed about Native people.
The suspect was beautiful, dangerous, and, following her capture, stubbornly unrepentant.
He is a Luddite, who stubbornly clings to the past.
These individuals take the Scripture seriously and stubbornly advocate freedom of belief for all.
1.1In a way that is difficult to move, remove, or improve.
the door stubbornly refused to open
unemployment remains stubbornly high
Example sentencesExamples
As a result of this hormonal inhibition, your body stores fat and holds on to it stubbornly.
This emphatic analysis, along with many other stubbornly negative trials, signals the end for vitamin E as a general prophylactic against cancer and heart disease.
The stones at Carnac weave strange spells on this wave-tossed promontory that juts so stubbornly into the Atlantic.
Run as a co-operative venture, this ski resort has stubbornly, and rather refreshingly, anchored itself in the past.
The source of his fever remained stubbornly elusive.