Obstinate vs Docile - What's the difference?
obstinate | docile |
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
* 1686 , , "That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to be defended",
Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
* 1927 , ,
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
Ready to accept instruction or direction.
As adjectives the difference between obstinate and docile
is that obstinate is stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent while docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.obstinate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of war, to punish
- Now it happened that Kasturbai had again begun getting haemorrhage, and the malady seemed to be obstinate .