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单词 mulishly
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mulishlyadv.

Brit. /ˈmjuːlᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈmjulᵻʃli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mulish adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < mulish adj. + -ly suffix2.
In the manner of a mule; obstinately, stubbornly.
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the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb]
stoutly1303
a-strut1330
sturdilyc1374
obstinately1395
throa1400
pertinacelyc1425
stubbornlyc1430
pertinatelyc1475
stiffneckedlya1555
peremptorilya1575
pertinaciouslya1614
tenaciouslya1667
mulishly1795
stupidly1866
dourly1871
bloody-mindedly1962
1795 W. Gifford Mæviad 18 Who, prithee, so absurd, So mulishly absurd, as not to join In this with me; save always thee, and thine!
1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 82 A mulishly obstinate horse.
1931 A. P. Herbert Bk. of Ballads 73 And Frenchmen mulishly remain As foreign as before, Sir.
1984 K. Waterhouse Thinks ix. 74 He announces himself to the wooden-faced uniformed figure who so mulishly refuses to catch his eye.
2000 Newsweek (Electronic ed.) 10 July 64 Breslin is mulishly funny, his abrasiveness matching up nicely with the boorishness his older self has cultivated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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