Recalcitrant
[rɪ'kælsɪtr(ə)nt] or [rɪ'kælsɪtrənt]
Definition
(adj.) marked by stubborn resistance to authority; 'the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators' .
Inputed by Hannibal--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
Edited by Dorothy
Definition
adj. showing repugnance or opposition: refractory.—v.i. or (rarely) v.t. Recal′citrate to show repugnance.—n. Recalcitrā′tion.
Typed by Gilda
Examples
- We do not hear of his smacking the faces or wringing the wrists of recalcitrant or unresponsive disciples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But instead he made a fight for his empire; he was defeated by his recalcitrant subjects, caught, and shot as a public nuisance in 1867. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Britain was at peace and flushed with successes; it seemed an admirable opportunity for settling accounts with these recalcitrant settlers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was from this Ireland of the darkness that the recalcitrant Ireland of the twentieth century arose. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Nelda