mulish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Italic *musklos? Latin mūlus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin mūla Anglo-Norman mulebor. ▲ Latin mūlusbor. Proto-West Germanic *mūl Old English mūl Middle English mule English mule Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English mulish From mule + -ish.
Meanings
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Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
[…] a rickety verdigrised geyser which would spit two inches of tepid water into the bath and then mulishly stop working."
1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mulish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mulish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unmulish · mulishness · mulishly
Synonyms
Translations (2)
de störrisch (stubborn) · de stur (stubborn)