Stubborn

Definitions

1. Stubbornness.
   informal, uncountable
2. Ellipsis of stubborn disease (“a disease of citrus trees”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“But I have⟳ to say⟳ that one thing you inherited from your mother is a whole lot of stubborn.”

“That takes a lot of stubborn for a seventy-something man.”

“Stubborn is not eating pizza out of a square pan because you know⟳ it won't taste⟳ as good as a round one. Stubborn is spending twelve thousand dollars to fix⟳ a five-hundred-dollar truck just because it's “your baby.””

“With evidence that the causal agent of stubborn is spread⟳ by insects, control⟳ or prevention of this disease will prove⟳ more difficult than formerly thought to be.”

“Sectorial infection of stubborn could be stable for long periods, but may be manifested once the trees are severely pruned, this causing the system spread⟳ of S. citri to other non-infected parts.”

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