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obdurately

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
ob-du-rate-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English obdurate Middle English -ly English -ly English obdurately From obdurate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more obdurately (comparative) most obdurately (superlative)

Synonyms

stubbornly pig-headedly mulishly obstinately cussedly

Questions

What does obdurately mean?
In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
Where does obdurately come from?
Etymology tree English obdurate Middle English -ly English -ly English obdurately From obdurate + -ly.

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