obdurately

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English

Etymology

From obdurate +‎ -ly.

Adverb

obdurately (comparative more obdurately, superlative most obdurately)

  1. In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
    • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 216:
      The sparse grey locks he combed were fewer and greyer: and though the accustomed mouth circle was as obdurately set as of old, his head waggled purposelessly: and his hands fumbled stiffly as he folded and replaced his pocket comb.