Definition of recalcitrants Recalcitrants
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What does recalcitrants mean?
Wiktionary 
- recalcitrants (Noun)
Plural of recalcitrant.
Part of speech
š¤- recalcitrants, noun, plural of recalcitrant.
WordNet
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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 š
- recalcitrant (a.)
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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recalcitrant
Boldly resisting opposition.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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recalcitrant
rÄ-kalā²si-trant, adj. showing repugnance or opposition: refractory.āv.i. or (rarely) v.t. Recalā²citrate, to show repugnance.ān. RecalcitrÄā²tion. [L. recalcitrans, -antisāre-, back, calcitrÄre, -Ätum, to kickācalx, calcis, the heel.]
Part of speech
š¤- recalcitrant, noun, singular of recalcitrants.
