obdurately

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English obdurate Middle English -ly English -ly English obdurately From obdurate + -ly.

1. In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.

   “The sparse grey locks he combed were fewer and greyer: and though the accustomed mouth circle was as obdurately set as of old, his head waggled purposelessly: and his hands fumbled stiffly as he folded and replaced his pocket comb.”