Definitions for mulish

mulish mul·ish

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Mulish is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in mulish (hilmsu).

Definitions for mulish

adjective

  1. of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.

Origin of mulish

First recorded in 1745-55; mule1 + -ish1

Examples for mulish

Powell mounted The Rabbit, a plain bay country-bred much like Corks, but with mulish ears.

He had a will of his own; and he was obstinate, mulish, pig-headed.

The mulish look comes into her face—the look he has begun to know so well.

He knew this and yet he felt obstinate, mulish almost, as he sat down to reply non-committally to Miss Van Tuyn's letter.

He was backing his judgment—or was it only his mulish obstinacy?

They were actually the most obstinate, headstrong, mulish people that you could ever imagine.

It was a fine, young chestnut gelding with a Roman nose and long, mulish ears.

I was just mulish, I guess, because you were trying to stampede me.

But here, to my horror, that young man's mulish obstinacy came in.

Mr. Spokesly assumed a mulish expression and said, No, he hadn't.

Word Value for mulish
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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