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English Dictionary: recalcitrant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for recalcitrant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recalcitrant adj stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" Synonym(s): fractious, refractory, recalcitrant marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recalcitrant \Recal"citrant\, a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.] Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.