mulishadj.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːlɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈmjulɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mule n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < mule n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

1. Characteristic of a mule; resembling a mule; intractable, stubborn, sulky.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective]

starkOE

moodyOE

stithc1000

stidyc1175

stallc1275

harda1382

stubbornc1386

obstinate?1387

throa1400

hard nolleda1425

obstinant?a1425

pertinacec1425

stablec1440

dour1488

unresigned1497

difficultc1503

hard-necked1530

pertinatec1534

obstacle1535

stout-stomached1549

hard-faced1567

stunt1581

hard-headed1583

pertinacious1583

stuntly1583

peremptory1589

stomachous1590

mulish1600

stomachful1600

obstined1606

restive1633

obstinacious1649

opinionated1649

tenacious1656

iron-sided1659

sturdy1664

cat-witted1672

obstinated1672

unyielding1677

ruggish1688

bullet-headed1699

tough1780

pelsy1785

stupid1788

hard-set1818

thick and thin1822

stuntya1825

rigwiddie1826

indomitable1830

recalcitrant1830

set1848

mule-headed1870

muley1871

capitose1881

hard-nosed1917

tight1928

1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 118 The irkesome, mulish, and Asinaicall obstinacie (as we may well terme it) which was founde in a fellowe woorthie well to be beaten with staues, as they beat down walnuts with long poles, called Bronte of Saint Alberto.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. x. 73 He was as inflexible and muleish as ever.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths III. 15 Obstinate is no word for it, for she is mulish.

1919 Outing Mar. 295/1 He proceeded to crank up. But the engine was mulish and wouldn't budge.

1991 J. Keenan Putting on Ritz (1992) xxii. 249 I made much of Gilbert's mulish insistence on remaining when I'd warned him Joy might recognize him.

†2. Hybrid. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > of mixed composition or character

linsey-woolsey1565

mongrela1586

piebald1590

sundry1593

party per pale1607

mi-parti1610

hybridan1623

participle1694

ambigenal hyperbola1710

hybrida1716

mulish1729

hybridal1801

mulea1833

mixtiform1837

mongrelized1857

1729 C. Johnson Village Opera iii. ii. 62 This is a sort of a Mulish Wedding..: Rosella looks to me to be a Creature of a different Make and Kind, quite of another Species, from the noisy Squire who is to be her Husband.

1765 O. Goldsmith Ess. xxxiv, in Misc. Wks. (1837) I. 372 It will continue a kind of mulish production, with all the defects of its opposite parents.

a1820 J. Woodhouse Life Crispinus Scriblerus iv. in Life & Poet. Wks. (1896) I. 71/1 All animal, and vegetable, Seeds, Invariably produce distinctive Breeds... If, thro' strange mixture, mulish Monster drops A curse ensues, and propagation stops.

1842 Promethean Mar. 53/3 That the names of the months..should have their derivation from the titles of pagan deities..is one of the anomalous specimens of our hybrid and mulish system of society.

†3. Relating to mules. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

a1763 J. Byrom Epist. to G. Lloyd iii. x For Idæus directed the Mulish Machine While Horses drew that in which Priam was seen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mulish
释义	mulishadj. Brit. /ˈmjuːlɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈmjulɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mule n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < mule n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. 1. Characteristic of a mule; resembling a mule; intractable, stubborn, sulky. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] starkOE moodyOE stithc1000 stidyc1175 stallc1275 harda1382 stubbornc1386 obstinate?1387 throa1400 hard nolleda1425 obstinant?a1425 pertinacec1425 stablec1440 dour1488 unresigned1497 difficultc1503 hard-necked1530 pertinatec1534 obstacle1535 stout-stomached1549 hard-faced1567 stunt1581 hard-headed1583 pertinacious1583 stuntly1583 peremptory1589 stomachous1590 mulish1600 stomachful1600 obstined1606 restive1633 obstinacious1649 opinionated1649 tenacious1656 iron-sided1659 sturdy1664 cat-witted1672 obstinated1672 unyielding1677 ruggish1688 bullet-headed1699 tough1780 pelsy1785 stupid1788 hard-set1818 thick and thin1822 stuntya1825 rigwiddie1826 indomitable1830 recalcitrant1830 set1848 mule-headed1870 muley1871 capitose1881 hard-nosed1917 tight1928 1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles 118 The irkesome, mulish, and Asinaicall obstinacie (as we may well terme it) which was founde in a fellowe woorthie well to be beaten with staues, as they beat down walnuts with long poles, called Bronte of Saint Alberto. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. x. 73 He was as inflexible and muleish as ever. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths III. 15 Obstinate is no word for it, for she is mulish. 1919 Outing Mar. 295/1 He proceeded to crank up. But the engine was mulish and wouldn't budge. 1991 J. Keenan Putting on Ritz (1992) xxii. 249 I made much of Gilbert's mulish insistence on remaining when I'd warned him Joy might recognize him. †2. Hybrid. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > of mixed composition or character linsey-woolsey1565 mongrela1586 piebald1590 sundry1593 party per pale1607 mi-parti1610 hybridan1623 participle1694 ambigenal hyperbola1710 hybrida1716 mulish1729 hybridal1801 mulea1833 mixtiform1837 mongrelized1857 1729 C. Johnson Village Opera iii. ii. 62 This is a sort of a Mulish Wedding..: Rosella looks to me to be a Creature of a different Make and Kind, quite of another Species, from the noisy Squire who is to be her Husband. 1765 O. Goldsmith Ess. xxxiv, in Misc. Wks. (1837) I. 372 It will continue a kind of mulish production, with all the defects of its opposite parents. a1820 J. Woodhouse Life Crispinus Scriblerus iv. in Life & Poet. Wks. (1896) I. 71/1 All animal, and vegetable, Seeds, Invariably produce distinctive Breeds... If, thro' strange mixture, mulish Monster drops A curse ensues, and propagation stops. 1842 Promethean Mar. 53/3 That the names of the months..should have their derivation from the titles of pagan deities..is one of the anomalous specimens of our hybrid and mulish system of society. †3. Relating to mules. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1763 J. Byrom Epist. to G. Lloyd iii. x For Idæus directed the Mulish Machine While Horses drew that in which Priam was seen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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