stubborn vs unsteady

stubborn

adj
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something. 

  • Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked. 

noun
  • Stubbornness. 

  • A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri. 

unsteady

adj
  • Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior. 

  • Lacking regularity or uniformity. 

  • Not held firmly in position, physically unstable. 

verb
  • To render unsteady, removing balance. 

How often have the words stubborn and unsteady occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )