The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. The Liberals remained obdurate and refused to be cajoled. Forsaken by almost everyone, the Duchess remained obdurate. Objects exist not so much for us but against us, obdurate, enigmatic and other. Although obdurate in nature, she is actually very kind-hearted. Refractory Obdurate is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Wovenhand. The Germans also sank the minesweeper and damaged the destroyers , "Obedient", and "Obdurate". French forces elsewhere remained obdurate despite their defeats. HMS "Obdurate" was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. He was a medium pace bowler and obdurate tail-end batsman. With Parnell obdurate, the alliance collapsed in bitterness. The expression "numantine resistance" is occasionally used to refer to particularly obdurate resistance. Denham was to find the bashaw as obdurate as Murzuk's bey. Groucho interrupted the song to quiz the audience on the meaning of the word "obdurate". He is best remembered for his obdurate defensive batting, especially in matches against Australia.