to be self-righteous; to be stubborn; to be inflexible
köken: In the hangul script, first attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 고디〮식다〮 (Yale: kwòtí-sìktá). The verb was originally a phrase involving the adverb 고디〮 (Yale: kwòtí) "in a straight way; righteously" and Old Korean 爲只 (*SIk-, “to act”), thus "to act righteously". Early Hangul texts preserve this positive meaning. However, by the late sixteenth century, the verb had…
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köken: Inherited from Old Polish krnąbrny, knąbrzny, krąbrny, perhaps from Middle High German krump (“crooked”), from Old High German krumb. Compare German krumm.
obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, pigheaded (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · obstinate, stubborn · persistent, stubborn (difficult to cure)
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Stubborn, obstinate; refusing to move or to change one's opinion; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something. · Obtuse, dull-witted; one who is slow to understand; stupid.
köken: From Malay bebal.
Etimoloji
Borrowed from French obstiné, from Latin obstinātus, past participle of obstinō (“set one's mind firmly upon, resolve”). Compare Italian ostinato, Portuguese and Spanish obstinado, Catalan obstinat. Doublet of ostinato.