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Grammar : Adv
Spell : myoo-lish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmyu lɪʃ



Definition of mulishly

Origin :
  • 1751, from mule (n.1) + -ish. Related: Mulishly; mulishness.
  • As in obstinately : adv stubbornly
Example sentences :
  • A treasonous step on this mule of a Bookseller's part, thinks Voltaire; but mulishly persisted in by the man.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. X. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
  • And as for my managing Peter, they know perfectly well that, though he's a darling, he's just mulishly obstinate.
  • Extract from : « The Whole Family » by William Dean Howells, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Mary Heaton

Synonyms for mulishly

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