mulish
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Italic *musklos? Latin mūlus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin mūla Anglo-Norman mulebor. ▲ Latin mūlusbor. Proto-West Germanic *mūl Old English mūl Middle English mule English mule Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English mulish From mule + -ish.
- Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
“[…] a rickety verdigrised geyser which would spit two inches of tepid water into the bath and then mulishly stop working."”