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recalcitrant

/r/i/'k/&/ls/I/tr/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. stubbornly resistant to authority or control

    adj.all

    Synonyms fractious refractory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. marked by stubborn resistance to authority

    adj.all

    Examples
    The University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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