Obdurate / Obduracy.
Adjective.
1 a: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. b: hardened in feelings.
2: resistant to persuasion or softening influences. Syn., see Inflexible.
– obdurately, adverb.
– obdurateness, noun.
[Origin: Middle English, from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare to harden, from ob– against + durus hard.]
(15th Century)
Obduracy, noun, plural -cies: the quality or state of being obdurate. (1597)
“I’m Milan, the man said, not offering his hand nor any shred of comfort in his voice, which was strangely accented, a dry obduracy to it as if each word were something to be wrestled then spat out. ” – Eleven Days, Stav Sherez.
Sami Huttunen says
This is my first visit here (looks good, by the way) and you’ve already taught me something quite interesting. Cheers!
Caine says
Hallo, Sami, and thanks! I hope I see you around here more often. :)