hartnäckig
Meaning
- obstinate, stubborn
- (figuratively) indelible
Concepts
insistent
to the bitter end
firmly rooted
to the end
to the utmost
cat-witted
strongheaded
Synonyms
persistent
bis zum Äußersten
formalistisch
unter allen Umständen
steif und fest
bockbeinig
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç/
Etymology
Bahuvrīhi compound of hart (“hard”) + Nacken (“neck”) + -ig (adjective suffix), literally “one with a hard, inflexible neck”.
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