mulish — stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
Korean meaning: 완고하게 자신의 의견이나 행동을 바꾸지 않는, 고집스러운
Korean pronunciation: **뮬**리쉬
Example Sentences
- The mulish teenager refused to clean his room despite his mother's threats.
- Her mulish insistence on using a flip phone in 2024 puzzled everyone.
- The CEO's mulish refusal to adapt to market changes led to the company's downfall.
mulish
ADJECTIVE//ˈmjuːlɪʃ//
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
완고하게 자신의 의견이나 행동을 바꾸지 않는, 고집스러운
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Origin
From the word 'mule' + the suffix '-ish'. Mules (hybrid offspring of horses and donkeys) are famously stubborn and obstinate animals, so 'mulish' came to describe similarly stubborn behavior in people.
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“The mulish teenager refused to clean his room despite his mother's threats.”
“Her mulish insistence on using a flip phone in 2024 puzzled everyone.”
“The CEO's mulish refusal to adapt to market changes led to the company's downfall.”
“Despite the rain, he showed mulish determination to finish his morning jog.”
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