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Recalcitrant

Recalcitrant Meaning & Definition
Recalcitrant Definition And Meaning

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

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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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