mulishly

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English mulish Middle English -ly English -ly English mulishly From mulish + -ly.

1. In a mulish manner.

   “"I only want my purse and money back," replied the young woman mulishly.”

   “Next to Emma Woodhouse, Elizabeth Bennet or even Anne Elliot[…], Fanny Price indeed looks a little wan and thin, a bit of a party-pooper, mulishly unwilling to join in the fun when the superego of the estate, Lord Bertram, is away on his property in Antigua and the young people of the household decide to put on a play.”