Find the word definition

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mulishly

Mulish \Mul"ish\ (m[=u]l"[i^]sh), a. Like a mule; sullen; stubborn. -- Mul"ish*ly, adv. -- Mul"ish*ness, n.

Wiktionary
mulishly

adv. In a mulish manner.

WordNet
mulishly

adv. in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: stubbornly, pig-headedly, obdurately, obstinately, cussedly]

Usage examples of "mulishly".

Despite her easygoing appearance, however, she was as mulishly suspicious as any other bank official that Detective Tildon had ever encountered.

If word reached him that General Dreedle or General Peckem had been seen smiling, frowning, or doing neither, he could not make himself rest until he had found an acceptable interpretation and grumbled mulishly until Colonel Korn persuaded him to relax and take things easy.