obduracy

Definition

The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.

Etymology

From obdurate + -cy.

Example Sentences

• "By this hand thou, thinkeſt me as farre in the diuels booke, as thou and Falſtaffe, for obduracie and perſiſtancie, let the end trie the man, [...]"
• "It might also serve to condemn the obduracy and hard-heartedness of the Jews, who relented not, when even the earth trembled and the rocks rent."
• "True mountain Liberty alone may heal The pain which Custom's obduracies bring."

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