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obdurate adjective. LME.
[Latin obduratus pa. pple of obdurare, from ob- OB- + durare harden, from durus hard: see -ATE2.]
Hardened, esp. in wrongdoing, against moral influence or persuasion; stubbornly impenitent; obstinate, unyielding, hard-hearted. LME.
Sir W. Scott The obdurate conscience of the old sinner. N. Annan The dons remained obdurate until..forced..to change their tune.
Physically hardened or hard. L16-L18.
obdurately adverb E18.
obdurateness noun (now rare) L16.