Stubborn
pronunciation: stʌbɜrn
part of speech: adjective
terco = stubborn ; perverse ; pigheaded ; stiff-necked ; self-willed ; self-opinionated ; headstrong ; stiff neck ; recalcitrant.
Example: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Example: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Example: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Example: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Example: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Example: You are an overwhelming, self-opinionated bore who cannot abide the thought that other people may not share your views.Example: She has somewhat of a headstrong personality, which has caused her to wear out her welcome at several homes before ours.Example: They're such stiff necks that when I asked them if I could do anything for them for money (i.e wash cars etc.) they said no.Example: Not all housing problems originated from local authorities, private tenants frequently had to contend with recalcitrant landlords.
Terco synonyms
hard
in spanish: difícil,
pronunciation: hɑrd
part of speech: adjective
obstinate
in spanish: obstinado,
pronunciation: ɑbstənət
part of speech: adjective
tenacious
in spanish: tenaz,
pronunciation: təneɪʃəs
part of speech: adjective
determined
in spanish: determinado,
pronunciation: dɪtɜrmənd
part of speech: adjective
intractable
in spanish: intratable,
pronunciation: ɪntræktəbəl
part of speech: adjective
dour
in spanish: austero,
pronunciation: daʊɜr
part of speech: adjective
cantankerous
in spanish: arisco,
pronunciation: kæntæŋkɜrəs
part of speech: adjective
difficult
in spanish: difícil,
pronunciation: dɪfəkəlt
part of speech: adjective
refractory
in spanish: refractario,
pronunciation: rəfræktɜri
part of speech: adjective
dogged
in spanish: obstinado,
pronunciation: dɔgd
part of speech: adjective
bulldog
in spanish: buldog,
pronunciation: bʊldɔg
part of speech: noun
unyielding
in spanish: inflexible,
pronunciation: ənjildɪŋ
part of speech: adjective
pertinacious
in spanish: pertinaz,
pronunciation: pɜrtəneɪʃəs
part of speech: adjective
stroppy
in spanish: stroppy,
pronunciation: strɑpi
part of speech: adjective
mulish
in spanish: testarudo,
pronunciation: mjulɪʃ
part of speech: adjective
hardheaded
in spanish: cabeza dura,
pronunciation: hɑrdhedɪd
part of speech: adjective
unregenerate
in spanish: no regenerado,
pronunciation: ənrɪdʒenɜreɪt
part of speech: adjective
strong-willed
in spanish: de voluntad fuerte,
pronunciation: strɔŋwɪld
part of speech: adjective
pigheaded
in spanish: cabezón,
pronunciation: pigidɪd
part of speech: adjective
bolshy
in spanish: bolshy,
pronunciation: boʊlʃi
part of speech: adjective
bloody-minded
in spanish: de mente sangrienta,
pronunciation: blʌdimɪndɪd
part of speech: adjective
bullheaded
in spanish: obstinado,
pronunciation: bʊlhedɪd
part of speech: adjective
stiff-necked
in spanish: de cuello rígido,
pronunciation: stɪfnekt
part of speech: adjective
unreconstructed
in spanish: sin reconstruir,
pronunciation: ənrikənstrʌktɪd
part of speech: adjective
cross-grained
in spanish: de grano cruzado,
pronunciation: krɔsgreɪnd
part of speech: adjective
contrarious
in spanish: contraria,
pronunciation: kəntreriəs
part of speech: adjective
strong-minded
in spanish: Mente fuerte,
pronunciation: strɔŋmɪndɪd
part of speech: adjective
bullet-headed
in spanish: cabeza de bala,
pronunciation: bʊləthidɪd
part of speech: adjective