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recalcitrant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | fractious, refractory |
recalcitrant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | recalcitrancy |
the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators.
Examples of recalcitrant
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He rails at Sein Beda for tuning a recalcitrant drum in the middle of a concert.
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For recalcitrant bondholders, resisting a deal can pay off in two possible ways.
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Safely in suburbia was precisely where the recalcitrant 14-year-old longed to be.
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Like a deft chiropractor, the attendant pops the recalcitrant joint into place.
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She recalls a disastrous start chasing a recalcitrant child around the classroom.
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Ramesh made India look much more recalcitrant, and less green, than it really is.
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In a few recalcitrant places, capital punishment is holding steady or picking up.
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He proved most difficult and recalcitrant considering himself very unjustly used.
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Soon the head of engineering, a recalcitrant fellow, chimed in with his agreement.
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- Fractious: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
- Marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
- (recalcitrancy) refractoriness: the trait of being unmanageable
- Recalcitrant seeds (sometimes known as unorthodox seeds) are seeds that do not survive drying and freezing during ex-situ conservation. ...
- A person who is recalcitrant; Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority; Hard to deal with or to operate
- Etymologically, to be recalcitrant means to "kick back." Recalcitrance, then, is more than stubborn disobedience; it's a revolutionary (or at least rebellious) act of revenge. See: KICK BACK.
- (adj.) defiant, unapologetic (Even when scolded, the recalcitrant young girl simply stomped her foot and refused to finish her lima beans.)
- Seeds do not survive drying to any large degree, so are not suitable for long term storage.
- Highly resistant to degradation in natural conditions.
