59 entries under persistent topic. ×

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hard-shell(adjective, severe, serious, unsympathetic)
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hidebound(adjective, severe, obstinate, insistent)
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resolved(adjective, resolute, rigid, obstinate)
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unflinching(adjective, resolute, obstinate, insistent)
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hard-shelled(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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indomitable(adjective, resolute, obstinate, insistent)
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narrow-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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tenacious(adjective, resolute, obstinate, insistent)
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cussed(adjective, severe, sharp, bleak)
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refractory(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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anal-retentive(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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bloody-minded(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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cantankerous(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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confirmed(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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contrary(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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contumacious(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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defiant(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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disobedient(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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froward(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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hell-bent(adjective, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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