Definition of recalcitrant Recalcitrant
/ɹɪkæˈlsɪtɹʌnt/ - [rikatlsitrunt] - re•cal•ci•trant
We found 10 definitions of recalcitrant from 6 different sources.
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What does recalcitrant mean?
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| recalcitrant - marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" | ||
| defiant, noncompliant boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" | ||
| recalcitrant - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" | ||
| fractious, refractory | ||
| disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recalcitrant (a.)
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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recalcitrant
Boldly resisting opposition.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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recalcitrant
rē-kal′si-trant, adj. showing repugnance or opposition: refractory.—v.i. or (rarely) v.t. Recal′citrate, to show repugnance.—n. Recalcitrā′tion. [L. recalcitrans, -antis—re-, back, calcitrāre, -ātum, to kick—calx, calcis, the heel.]
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🔤- recalcitrant, noun, singular of recalcitrants.
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