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



Definition of mulishness

Origin :
  • 1751, from mule (n.1) + -ish. Related: Mulishly; mulishness.
  • noun obstinacy
Example sentences :
  • When very highly developed with the reasoning powers weak it often manifests as stubborness, mulishness, obstinacy, etc.
  • Extract from : « How to Read Human Nature » by William Walker Atkinson
  • He put it down to his own mulishness that he had hung on and had learned through the little boy of her removal from the palace.
  • Extract from : « The Palace of Darkened Windows » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • "Humph," half laughed the lawyer, though with obvious disgust at the mulishness in Peter's face and voice.
  • Extract from : « The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him » by Paul Leicester Ford

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