Dogged
Dogged adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: your dogged adherence to a really lame argument is embarrassing
Pat and dogged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pat" instead an adjective "Dogged".
Pat
Pat adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: on the issue of raising taxes the governor stands pat
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