recalcitrant as an adjective: - 1
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recalcitrant
adjective
1 recalcitrant
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
synonyms: fractious, refractory.
Roget 719:
resisting
etc.
v.;
resistive,
resistant;
refractory
etc.
(disobedient)
742;
recalcitrant,
renitent;
up in arms.
repulsive,
repellant.
proof against;
unconquerable
etc.
(strong)
159;
stubborn,
unconquered;
indomitable
etc.
(persevering)
604.1;
unyielding
etc.
(obstinate)
606.
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Roget 742:
disobedient;
uncomplying,
uncompliant;
unsubmissive†,
unruly,
ungovernable;
breachy†,
insubordinate,
impatient of control,
incorrigible;
restiff†,
restive;
refractory,
contumacious,
recusant
etc.
(refuse)
764;
recalcitrant;
resisting
etc.
719;
lawless,
mutinous,
seditions,
insurgent,
riotous.
unobeyed†;
unbidden.
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Roget 277:
recoiling
etc.
v.;
refluent†,
repercussive,
recalcitrant,
reactionary;
retroactive.
2 recalcitrant
Marked by stubborn resistance to authority.
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