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- RECALCITRANT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of RECALCITRANT is obstinately defiant of authority or restraint How to use recalcitrant in a sentence Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Recalcitrant
- RECALCITRANT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory hard to deal with, manage, or operate a recalcitrant person
- RECALCITRANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
RECALCITRANT definition: 1 (of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing… Learn more
- Recalcitrant - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
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
- recalcitrant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of recalcitrant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control He was like a teacher encouraging a recalcitrant pupil One option is to threaten recalcitrant ministers with the sack
- recalcitrant, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word recalcitrant See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- recalcitrant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
recalcitrant (comparative more recalcitrant, superlative most recalcitrant) Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority His nimble fancy was recalcitrant to mental discipline There was something in her manner so reminiscent of the school teacher reprimanding a recalcitrant pupil that Mr Snyder's sense of humor came to his rescue
- RECALCITRANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life
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