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recalcitrant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recalcitrant \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: recalcitrant adj 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" [syn: {refractory}] 2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters"
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