All 5 Uses of
obstinate
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- At times, also, he fixed his eyes obstinately upon the holes in his doublet, in order to cling to reality, and not lose the ground from under his feet completely.†
Chpt 1.2.7 *obstinately = stubbornly unyielding to the wishes of others
- But the little brother, like those young trees which deceive the gardener's hopes and turn obstinately to the quarter whence they receive sun and air, the little brother did not grow and did not multiply, but only put forth fine bushy and luxuriant branches on the side of laziness, ignorance, and debauchery.†
Chpt 1.4.5
- All at once he moved again in his chains with redoubled despair, which made the whole framework that bore him tremble, and, breaking the silence which he had obstinately preserved hitherto, he cried in a hoarse and furious voice, which resembled a bark rather than a human cry, and which was drowned in the noise of the hoots—"Drink!"†
Chpt 1.6.4
- Master Jacques Charmolue interposed sweetly,— "In view of the sad obstinacy of the accused, I demand the application of the torture."†
Chpt 2.8.1obstinacy = the trait of being stubborn in not doing what others want
- 'tis hard and obstinate!" said one.†
Chpt 2.10.4
Definition:
stubbornly not doing what others want