Word of the day: Mulish

Mulish: teimoso, obstinado

Synonyms: adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, hard-nosed, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, obstinate

“She approached the job with mulish determination.”

“…a mulish insistence on doing things his own way…”

(www.merriamwebster.com)

Word of the Day: Grievous

Grievous:  doloroso, penoso, atroz, grave, pesado, opressivo, repugnante, horrível

Synonyms: bitter, brutal, cruel, excruciating, harsh, grim, hard, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, stiff, tough

“He took a foolish financial risk and suffered a grievous loss.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Adamant

Adamant: pedra ou coisa de extremamente dura, magnetita, diamante, damantino, duro, inflexível

Synonyms:  adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hardened, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, self-opinionated, stubborn

“ His adamant opposition to night raids seems a case in point.”(Newsweek, January 07, 2012)