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mulishly
adverb
uk /ˈmjuː.lɪʃ.li/ us /ˈmjuː.lɪʃ.li/
in a way that shows that you are determined to do what you want and that you refuse to change your mind:
His expression was mulishly stubborn.
James stood in front of his mother with his chin thrust out mulishly.
The security guard mulishly refused to tell us where the exit was.
She mulishly insisted that her answer was correct.
He folded his arms and stared mulishly at her.
She can be mulishly independent, and refuses to listen to anyone.
I carried on mulishly, despite the danger.
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