Stubbled
(Stub"bled) a.
1. Covered with stubble.
A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain.
Gay. 2. Stubbed; as, stubbled legs. [Obs.] Skelton.
Stubbly
(Stub"bly), a. Covered with stubble; stubbled.
Stubborn
(Stub"born) a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See Stub.] Firm as a
stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not
yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; — said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn
ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees." Shak. "Stubborn attention and
more than common application." Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." Swift.
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie.
Chaucer.
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn.
Sir T. More.
Your stubborn usage of the pope.
Shak. Syn. — Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff; hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady.
— Stubborn, Obstinate. Obstinate is used of either active or passive persistence in one's views or
conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy.
— Stub"born*ly, adv. — Stub"born*ness, n.
Stubby
(Stub"by) a.
1. Abounding with stubs.
2. Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles.
Stucco
(Stuc"co) n.; pl. Stuccoes Stuccos. [It., fr. OHG. stucchi a crust, piece, G. stück piece; akin
to AS. stycce. See Stock.]
1. Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls, especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum
with sand and pounded marble, used for internal decorations and fine work.
2. Work made of stucco; stuccowork.
Stucco
(Stuc"co), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuccoed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuccoing ] To overlay or decorate
with stucco, or fine plaster.
Stuccoer
(Stuc"co*er) n. One who stuccoes.
Stuccowork
(Stuc"co*work`) n. Work done in stucco.
Stuck
(Stuck) imp. & p. p. of Stick.
