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obduracy

[ ob-doo-ruh-see, -dyoo- ]

/ ˈɒb dʊ rə si, -dyʊ- /

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noun

the state or quality of being obdurate.

Origin of obduracy

First recorded in 1590–1600; obdur(ate) + -acy

Words nearby obduracy

obdormition, obdt, obdt., obduce, obduction, obduracy, obdurate, obe, obeah, obeche, obedience

Example sentences from the Web for obduracy

Obduracy and bad choices are the abundant natural resources of the Middle East.

The Israeli Smoke Screen |Richard Cohen |November 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Remove the fiery clouds that the obduracy of a sinner drew over our heads!

The Poniard's Hilt |Eugne Sue
To have effected that would have required a strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature.

Colloquies on Society |Robert Southey
How, now, could Lincoln's view assimilate this obduracy in the South?

Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; |Clark S. Beardslee

But I was by no means certain, that I should consent to go out of the world in silence, the victim of this man's obduracy and art.

Caleb Williams |William Godwin
Nothing mellows the heart like sorrow; nothing so softens the obduracy of our natures as experience.

The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. Sparks