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störrisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • fractious adj Given to troublemaking.
  • intractable adj Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
  • mulish adj Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
  • refractory adj Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
  • restive adj Impatient under delay, duress, or control.

Senses

störrisch is used for these senses in English:

  • dour Unyielding and obstinate.
  • fractious Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
  • mulish Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
  • refractory Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
  • restive Resistant to control; stubborn.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

fractious — full definition

  1. adj Given to troublemaking.
  2. adj Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

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