intransigent

Adjective
Synonyms: adamantadamantineinexorable

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason“he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind”“Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him — W.Churchill”“an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency”Synonyms: adamantadamantineinexorable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Intransigent \In*trans"i*gent\, a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.] Refusing compromise; uncompromising; inflexible; irreconcilable. --Lond. Sat. Rev. [1913 Webster]
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