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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


stubbornly


quietly


foolishly


nervously

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

(From ob- "completely" + dur "hard, strong" → completely hard/unyielding → stubbornly.)