INTRANSIGENT
\ɪntɹˈansɪd͡ʒənt], \ɪntɹˈansɪdʒənt], \ɪ_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_n_s_ɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of INTRANSIGENT
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not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy"
By Princeton University
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An irreconcilable person: especially one who refuses to agree to an understanding: uncompromising: irreconcilable: used especially of some extreme political party.
By Daniel Lyons
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Platidiam
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