mulish

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mulish

/ˈmjuːlɪʃ/

adjective more mulish · most mulish

Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable. […] a rickety verdigrised geyser which would spit two inches of tepid water into the bath and then mulishly stop working."
Similar: stubborn as a mule

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adj stubborn

Deutsch	stur, störrisch

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@misc{mulish_2026,
  title = {mulish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mulish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}