Synonyms for mulish


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

Top 10 synonyms for mulish Other synonyms for the word mulish

Définition of mulish

Origin :
  • 1751, from mule (n.1) + -ish. Related: Mulishly; mulishness.
  • adj obstinate
Example sentences :
  • I was just mulish, I guess, because you were trying to stampede me.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • He had a will of his own; and he was obstinate, mulish, pig-headed.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
  • He was backing his judgment—or was it only his mulish obstinacy?
  • Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
  • They were actually the most obstinate, headstrong, mulish people that you could ever imagine.
  • Extract from : « Wounds in the rain » by Stephen Crane
  • The mulish look comes into her face—the look he has begun to know so well.
  • Extract from : « Red as a Rose is She » by Rhoda Broughton
  • Mr. Spokesly assumed a mulish expression and said, No, he hadn't.
  • Extract from : « Command » by William McFee
  • But here, to my horror, that young man's mulish obstinacy came in.
  • Extract from : « Allan and the Holy Flower » by H. Rider Haggard
  • It was a fine, young chestnut gelding with a Roman nose and long, mulish ears.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He knew this and yet he felt obstinate, mulish almost, as he sat down to reply non-committally to Miss Van Tuyn's letter.
  • Extract from : « December Love » by Robert Hichens
  • Powell mounted The Rabbit, a plain bay country-bred much like Corks, but with mulish ears.
  • Extract from : « The Day's Work, Volume 1 » by Rudyard Kipling
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