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   re·cal·ci·trant

   /rəˈkalsətrənt/

   adjective

   • 1. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline: "a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds"

   noun

   • 1. a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude: "a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Frenchrécalcitrant or its source Latin recalcitrant- ‘kicking out with the heels’, from the verb recalcitrare, based on calx, calc- ‘heel’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recalcitrance noun
   • 2. recalcitrantly adverb

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   recalcitrant: [adjective] obstinately defiant of authority or restraint.

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   RECALCITRANT definition: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing…. Learn more.

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   recalcitrant: 1 adj stubbornly resistant to authority or control Synonyms: fractious , refractory disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adj marked by stubborn resistance to authority “the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators” Synonyms: defiant , noncompliant boldly resisting authority or ...

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   RECALCITRANT meaning: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing…. Learn more.

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   Recalcitrant definition: resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. . See examples of RECALCITRANT used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. not susceptible to control or authority; refractory 2. a recalcitrant person.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of recalcitrant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define recalcitrant. recalcitrant synonyms, recalcitrant pronunciation, recalcitrant translation, English dictionary definition of recalcitrant. adj. 1. Stubbornly resistant to or defiant of authority or guidance.

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    RECALCITRANT meaning: not willing to obey or help someone: . Learn more.

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    recalcitrant, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary