Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extremely or irrationally stubborn and intractable. synonym: obstinate.
- adjective Resembling a mule.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a mule; having the characteristics of a mule; sullen; stubborn; also, of a hybrid character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characteristic of a
mule ;stubborn ,obstinate , orintractable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
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Examples
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Lady Elizabeth stood her ground, her expression mulish as she met his gaze.
Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010
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Lady Elizabeth stood her ground, her expression mulish as she met his gaze.
Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010
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A kind of mulish huffiness in his expression made him look ridiculous and unlikeable.
The Nursing Home Murder Marsh, Ngaio, 1899-1982 1963
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Wilkins was "mulish" at times, and he had a reserve.
Marion's Faith. Charles King 1888
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She was a round-bowed contrivance, with a spring aft which gave a kind of mulish, kick-up look to the run of her.
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The great length of their ears gives to their heads something of a "mulish" look -- hence they are often known among the trappers by the name of "mule deer."
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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I know I can trust you with the sloop, even if she is kind of mulish at times. "
The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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In one of the last glimpses we have of Nellie in the diary, she is standing “by the drawing-room door in the full light, white & pink, with her funny rather foolish mulish face.”
Imperfect Union 2009
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Having the placeholders sitting there made me much more relaxed about this mulish beast of a post.
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Once again, Jane found herself confronted by a mulish Japanese commander who refused to release his prisoner without the consent of the British authorities.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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