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Dare not condemn the childless cat ladies, lest ye become one (lemmy.world)
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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

My guess is Obdurate seems to be specifically regarding stubborn wrongdoing while obstinate is more generally stubborn; right or wrong.

ETA: Ok - I’ve looked them up now and looks like my guess wasn’t right. I’m honestly more uncertain now. Any difference is more nuanced than I’d expected.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

This guy's a ccunning linguist.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

this thread is chock full of $10 words today

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

I love cunninglinguist.