Recalcitrant has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
A person who is recalcitrant.
Adjective
1
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
"a refractory child"
2
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
3
Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
Example Sentences
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
adjective
"a refractory child"
adjective
"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
adjective
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