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1. (adj.) recalcitrant
resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant:
a recalcitrant prisoner.
2. recalcitrant
hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
3. (n.) recalcitrant
a recalcitrant person.
Etymology: (1835–45; < L recalcitrant-, s. of recalcitrāns, prp. of recalcitrāre to kick back)
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1. (adj) fractious, refractory, recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
2. (adj) recalcitrant
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) recalcitrant
kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory
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