For example, in an informal debate, one side will not grant or concede points to the other even in the face of evidence refuting their stated position. Is there a word to describe this attitude along the lines of "not being gracious?"
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1There's lots of words, stubborn, pig-headed, irrational, et. al. I don't think you've narrowed it down enough to get answers better than you could find with a thesaurus. – ColleenV Nov 18 '21 at 16:22
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Related question about idioms: https://english.stackexchange.com/q/224191/191178 – Laurel Nov 18 '21 at 16:43
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@ColleenV Thanks for assuming I did not do that first before coming here. – nicheese Nov 19 '21 at 02:12
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@Laurel Thank you – nicheese Nov 19 '21 at 02:12
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Funny how nobody ever shows up here asking for our help in saying something *nice* about somebody else. Instead it's always about saying horrible things about something we disapprove of, even though this has never required fancy words to sting the worst. – tchrist Dec 16 '23 at 04:58
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@tchrist well, maybe people are asking for "horrible things about something we disapprove of" (lol, presumptuous much?) because they're actually nice people who are not used to saying horrible things? What's rather funny is passive-aggressive people who prefer strawman arguments instead of engaging in a relevant discussion, who use the every opportunity to get on a soapbox to lecture and talk down to anybody posting here. To them, no one is asking innocently anymore, even if that's the actual case. The world is truly f**ked if these kinds of people comprise more than half of its inhabitants. – nicheese Jan 27 '24 at 22:35
