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intransigent

Intransigent (adj) means unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.

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Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.
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Etymology

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

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"intransigent" (adj) means unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.

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