Stubbornly

Full definition of stubbornly

Adverb

1. In a stubborn manner.He stubbornly refused to quit trying, even after failing 20 times.
• 2013, January 22, Phil McNulty, Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4), Bradford may have lost on the night but they stubbornly protected a 3-1 first-leg advantage to emulate a feat last achieved by Rochdale in 1962.