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   recalcitrant

   /rɪˈkalsɪtr(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards 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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   What is a recalcitrant person?

   • 1. Stubbornly resistant to or defiant of authority or guidance. See Synonyms at obstinate. 2. Difficult to manage or deal with: a recalcitrant problem. 3. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly. n. A recalcitrant person.

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   What is the adjective for recalcitrant?

   • recalcitrant adjective Poorly responsive to therapy; refractory Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. recalcitrant adjectivePoorly responsive to therapy McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. recalcitrant Difficult to treat; resistant to commonly used treatments.

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   What does recalcitrante mean?

   • recalcitrante… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! 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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   Does recalcitrant make a difference?

   • Not that it will make a difference... Recalcitrant is from Latin calcitrare, meaning "to kick," so someone who is recalcitrant is kicking back against what's wanted of them. Synonyms are unruly, intractable, and refractory, all referring to what is difficult to manage or control.

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   Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or refusing to be controlled. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     RECALCITRANT meaning: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey...

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     RECALCITRANT definicja: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey...

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     RECALCITRANT translate: （人）不守規章的，桀驁不馴的；（動物）不馴服的. Learn more...

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     RECALCITRANT translate: （人）不守规章的，桀骜不驯的；（动物）不驯服的. Learn more...

   • Recalcitrant in Polish

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     RECALIBRATE definition: 1. to make small changes to an...

   • Recalcitrance

     RECALCITRANCE definition: 1. the quality of being determined...

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     RECALCULATE definition: 1. to calculate something again: 2....

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   Recalcitrant means stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint, or difficult to manage or operate. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Recalcitrant is from Latin calcitrare, meaning "to kick," so someone who is recalcitrant is kicking back against what's wanted of them. Synonyms are unruly, intractable, and refractory, all referring to what is difficult to manage or control.

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   Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or refusing to be controlled. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, see examples from various sources and find translations in other languages.

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    Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey orders or difficult to deal with. It comes from Latin recalcitrāre, meaning to kick back. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin.