obstinately Copy link Outline 1. pertĭnācĭter (for syn., v. preced. artt.)2. pervĭcācĭter3. obstĭnātē4. expr. by modal abl., pertinaci voluntate, pervicaci animo, etc. • obstinately: 1. pertĭnācĭter (for syn., v. preced. artt.): Quint.: Suet.: Plin. 2. pervĭcācĭter: Liv.: Tac. 3. obstĭnātē: Ter.: Caes. 4. expr. by modal abl., pertinaci voluntate, pervicaci animo, etc.: v. obstinate. Obstinately set against, obstinatus contra aliquid, Quint. 12, 1, 10: o. bent on fighting, obstinatus ad decertandum, Liv. 6, 3, fin.: to behave o., offirmare se: v. obstinate. (Praefracte is inflexibly, sternly, rather than obstinately: cf. Cic. Off. 3, 22, 88.)
OBSTINATELY Copy link • OBSTINATELYobstinate; pertinaciter; pervicaciter; praefracte (e.g., nimis praefracte aerarium defendere, Cic., Off., 3, 22, 88); obstinato animo; affirmata voluntate: to act obstinately in anything, obstinato animo agere aliquid.