Stub"bly, a. Covered with stubble; stubbled.
Stub"born (?), a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub.
See Stub.] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;
persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not
yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons
and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as
stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees." Shak. "Stubborn attention
and more than common application." Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." Swift.
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness] Stubborn and
strong, and jolly as a pie.
Chaucer.
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn.
Sir T. More.
Your stubborn usage of the pope.
Shak.
Syn. -- Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff; hardy;
firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. --
Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either active or passive
persistence in one's views or conduct, in spite of the wishes of
others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --
Stub"born*ly, adv. -- Stub"born*ness, n.
Stub"by (?), a. 1. Abounding with stubs.