also: いじづく
Describes a person's stubborn, unyielding attitude or nature. Often used in phrases like 意地ずくになる (to become obstinate) or 意地ずくで (out of stubbornness).
Out of stubbornness, he refused to apologize.
Once that child gets stubborn, she won't listen to anyone.
Standard kanji spelling with regular okurigana.
Alternate spelling using 尽く; also read いじづく.
Alternate spelling with voiced づ; reading is いじづく.
Irregular okurigana usage; also read いじづく.
Compound of 意地 (いじ, 'willfulness, stubbornness') and ずく (付く, 'to attach, to be imbued with'). The exact derivation of ずく is uncertain, but it likely represents an older or dialectal form of 付く, meaning 'to become possessed by stubbornness'.