adj 1: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: cussed, obdurate, unrepentant]
2: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite
contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a
perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary, perverse, wayward]
3: persisting in a reactionary stand [syn: stubborn, unregenerate]
v : persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all
rational arguments"