obdurate
stubbornly resistant
Roots
Other words with the dur root
Other words with the ob- root
- obsequious: overly eager to please
- obstacle: something that stands in the way
- obstinate: stubbornly refusing to change
- obviate: to make unnecessary by preventing or removing the need
- offer: to present or give for consideration
- opprobrium: public disgrace, scorn, or reproach
dur means hard. Obdurate people stay hard against persuasion.
The obdurate committee refused to change the rule even after the evidence softened everyone else.