A dictionary of epithets and terms of address . Leslie Dunkling . 2015.
obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to … New Dictionary of Synonyms
perverse — ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2) contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3) sexually perverted. DERIVATIVES perversely adverb perverseness noun perversity noun (pl. perversities) … English terms dictionary
perverse — adjective 1》 showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. ↘sexually perverted. 2》 contrary to that which is accepted or expected. ↘Law (of a verdict) against the weight of evidence or the direction of the judge.… … English new terms dictionary
Perverse — Per*verse , a. [L. perversus turned the wrong way, not right, p. p. of pervertereto turn around, to overturn: cf. F. pervers. See {Pervert}.] 1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perverse — (adj.) mid 14c., wicked, from O.Fr. pervers, from L. perversus turned away (from what is right), contrary, askew, pp. of pervertere to corrupt (see PERVERT (Cf. pervert) (v.)). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by forcerred, from pp. of… … Etymology dictionary
obstinate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, firm, headstrong, dogged, pertinacious, opinionated, strong minded, contumacious, opinionative, contradictory, inflexible, positive, perverse, contrary, cantankerous, unimpressible, determined, convinced,… … English dictionary for students
perverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contrary, stubborn, obstinate, self willed; ungovernable, wayward; cross, petulant. See obstinacy, wrong. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Obstinate] Syn. headstrong, obdurate, self willed, wrongheaded;… … English dictionary for students
obstinate — Synonyms and related words: adamant, adherent, adhesive, adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, assiduous, balking, balky, beefy, bigoted, bloody minded, bouncing, bound, bound and determined,… … Moby Thesaurus
perverse — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abroad, adamant, adrift, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, askew, astray, at cross purposes,… … Moby Thesaurus
Neck and crop — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
