obdurate
adjective /ˈɒb.djʊ.rət/
/ˈɑːb.dʊr.ɪt/ formalDefinition
› disapproving extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says: The president remains obdurate on the question of tax cuts.Strong-willed › describes a person who refuses to change their mind, or someone or something that is difficult to deal with or change: The union remains obdurate that any redundancies must be voluntary. Several obdurate facts/differences remain, preventing a compromise solution.Strong-willedComplicated and difficult to doDifficult to understand
(Definition of obdurate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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