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recalcitrant
(redirected from recalcitrantly)

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re·cal·ci·trant  (r-kls-trnt)
adj.
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance. See Synonyms at unruly.
n.
A recalcitrant person.

[Late Latin recalcitrns, recalcitrant-, present participle of recalcitrre, to be disobedient, from Latin, to deny access : re-, re- + calcitrre, to kick (from calx, calc-, heel).]

re·calci·trance, re·calci·tran·cy n.

recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt]
adj
not susceptible to control or authority; refractory
n
a recalcitrant person
[via French from Latin recalcitrāre, from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heel]
recalcitrance  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.recalcitrant - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
2.recalcitrant - marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

recalcitrant
Translations
recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] ADJrecalcitrante, contumaz(frm)
recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] adj (= stubborn) → récalcitrant(e)
recalcitrant
adjaufsässig
recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrnt] adj (frm) → riluttante
recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrnt] adj (frm) → riluttante


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