mulishly

English

Etymology

From mulish +‎ -ly.

Adverb

mulishly (comparative more mulishly, superlative most mulishly)

  1. In a mulish manner.
    • 2025 June 27, Lauren Groff, “Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      Next to Emma Woodhouse, Elizabeth Bennet or even Anne Elliot […] , Fanny Price indeed looks a little wan and thin, a bit of a party-pooper, mulishly unwilling to join in the fun when the superego of the estate, Lord Bertram, is away on his property in Antigua and the young people of the household decide to put on a play.
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