About The Word Recalcitrant
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Recalcitrant
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What's The Definition Of Recalcitrant?
[adj] marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters"
[adj] marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" Synonyms | Synonyms for Recalcitrant: defiant | intractable | noncompliant | refractory Related Terms | Find terms related to Recalcitrant: See Also | Recalcitrant In Webster's Dictionary \Re*cal"ci*trant\, a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of
recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to
kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.]
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or
opposition; refractory.
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