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As the storm approached, the old-timers reminded one another that they’d ridden out many hurricanes before. Once again, when the evacuation orders came out, they obdurately refused to leave.

What does the word "obdurately" mean in this context? Use these dictionary entries to answer the question:

ob- (prefix) completely

dur (root) hard, strong


quietly


stubbornly


nervously


foolishly

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Obdurately" here means stubbornly.

Explanation: ob- (completely) + dur (hard, strong) → completely hard/unyielding. In context, they refused to leave despite evacuation orders, so they were being stubborn, not quiet, nervous, or foolish.