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lax
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Like or characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, balky, etc.
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- Like or characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, balky, etc.
- Extremely or irrationally stubborn and intractable.
- Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable
Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease:
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- Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease:
- Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining.
- Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.
Potentially difficult to escape from.
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- Potentially difficult to escape from.
- Able or likely to stick.
- Covered with an adhesive or viscous substance
Not separable; that cannot be separated or parted
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- Not separable; that cannot be separated or parted
- Very closely associated; constant:
- Impossible to separate or part:
Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax.
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- Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax.
- Resembling wax in appearance or texture, as in being pale, pliable, or smooth and lustrous.
- (Med.) Designating, of, or characterized by degeneration resulting from the deposit of an insoluble, waxlike substance in an organ
Resembling gum (the substance).
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- Resembling gum (the substance).
- Having the texture or properties of gum; sticky and viscid.
- Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
Of or like leather
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(Physics) Having viscosity
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- (Physics) Having viscosity
- Having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency; viscid
- Viscid; sticky.
Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.
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- Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.
- Covered with a viscid substance
- Having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency; viscous
Of the nature of or resembling glue; sticky.
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Having one's mind made up; decided; resolved
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- Having one's mind made up; decided; resolved
- Marked by or showing determination; resolute:
- Decided or resolved:
Extremely persistent or unyielding:
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- Extremely persistent or unyielding:
- Holding firmly to some purpose, belief, or action, often stubbornly or obstinately
- Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action:
Having a purpose; intentional:
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- Having a purpose; intentional:
- Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
- Having or manifesting purpose; determined:
Having or showing a fixed, firm purpose; determined; resolved; unwavering
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- Having or showing a fixed, firm purpose; determined; resolved; unwavering
- Firm or determined; unwavering.
loose
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slack
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adhesive
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tough
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obstinate
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resolute
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Extremely or irrationally stubborn; headstrong.
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- Extremely or irrationally stubborn; headstrong.
- Unreasonably stubborn.
- Blindly stubborn; headstrong
Not giving in readily; persistent; stubborn
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- Not giving in readily; persistent; stubborn
- Stubbornly persevering; tenacious:
- Stubbornly persevering, steadfast.
Realistic; pragmatic.
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- Realistic; pragmatic.
- Shrewd and unsentimental; practical; matter-of-fact
- Stubborn; obstinate; dogged
Determined not to follow orders, advice, etc. but to do as one pleases
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- Determined not to follow orders, advice, etc. but to do as one pleases
- Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
- Showing such determination
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
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- Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
- Difficult to manage, control, or treat:
- Characterized by such adherence:
Hard to get rid of; unyielding; persistent
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- Hard to get rid of; unyielding; persistent
- Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action:
- Holding firmly to some purpose, belief, or action, often stubbornly or obstinately
Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
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- Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
- Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
- Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:
Stubborn and arrogant or aloof.
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- Stubborn and arrogant or aloof.
- Stubborn; obstinate
Doing as one pleases; self-willed
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- Doing as one pleases; self-willed
- Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
- Stubborn.
Disposed to dissipation; wild:
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- Disposed to dissipation; wild:
- Lasting; permanent:
- Firmly fixed or fastened:
Legally or formally concluded; definite; final
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- Legally or formally concluded; definite; final
- Securely fixed in place:
- Constant; steadfast:
Free from danger or attack:
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- Free from danger or attack:
- Not likely to fail or give way; stable:
- Reliable; dependable:
Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm:
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- Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm:
- Of such close construction as to be impermeable:
- Barely profitable:
resist
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free
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tighten
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