Obdurate! dictionary word of the day from google mail. Do you know the word?!
Question: I wonder if the computer randomly picks words out or whether a little bloke eating a bag of cheese and onion crisps picks them each day?
Answers: I wonder if the computer randomly picks words out or whether a little bloke eating a bag of cheese and onion crisps picks them each day?
Someone who is hard to move from their point of view, obstinate, a stubbornness. As to the selection, why don't you go to the site and write to their contact email and ask. That would clarify your question of whether it is a computer with chips or a little bloke with cheese and onion crisps... perhaps he only likes the plain salted ones?
Cheers and have a great week.
Lisa
Stubborn, hard, unyielding, isnt it?
nope
No.
My English teacher used to call me that. That and Incorrigible
have no clue what that means
I have heard the word but only in similar circumstances - eg word quizzes!!
I would guess that it means "stubborn" but wouldn't bet on it.
i like the image of the little bloke eating a bag of crisps....and I think all these antiquated words should be left in Room 101 with a big farting noise every time one of them disappears forever down the shoot!!
Hahaha, I can just imagine some poor bloke sitting at a computer, flicking through a dictionary, finding a page then closing his eyes and randomly picking a word!
I looked up the word, Obdurate means unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
ob·du·rate /??bd?r?t, -dy?-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ob-doo-rit, -dyoo-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.
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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME obdurat < L obdūrātus (ptp. of obdūrāre to harden), equiv. to ob- ob- + dūr(us) hard + -ātus -ate1]
—Related forms
ob·du·rate·ly, adverb
ob·du·rate·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible. 2. unregenerate, reprobate, shameless.
—Antonyms 1. soft, tractable. 2. humble, repentant.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House, Inc. 2006.
I know the word!
It was originally going to be the name of
a Simon & Garfunkel song, but they
couldn't get it past their lawyers...
...so, ObLaDi it became. Life goes on.
51 minutes ago
my vote is for the little bloke!!!
no clue what this word is & It's too early to google!!! :)
but I will definately look later!!
never mind grassmonkey looked for me!!! :)
I think it is
# unmoved by feelings of humanity or pity
its like: cussed: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
hardened of the heart,no feelings,stubborn,wicked!! I googled it :)
Stubborn.
try dictionary.com it helps
To strip of durability?
Me thinks a college English professor actually picks the word of the day. :)
I do now, but I cheated.
I have a freebie utility called WordWeb. It's great. Gives definitions, synonyms and antonyms.
In the dictionary, it means 1. Unmoved by or hardened against human feelings or moral influence. 2. difficult to handle or manage. 3. intractable 4. hardheartedness. See OBSTINATE
Of course!
Stubborn, obstinate, rigid, etc.
no
mean an odd rate,like double bubble or something,or half price....
It is a big fat geeser actually,eating burgers and hot dods all day,cans of lager all over the floor and smokes like a chimney.....
wish I worked there too...
Yes-it means go forward-and don't stop for anyone.Love Jo xx