mulish
English
Etymology
Adjective
mulish (comparative more mulish, superlative most mulish)
- Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable
- 1934 George Orwell, Burmese Days:
- […] a rickety verdigrised geyser which would spit two inches of tepid water into the bath and then mulishly stop working."
- 1934 George Orwell, Burmese Days:
Synonyms
- stubborn as a mule
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate