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recalcitrant

Pronunciation: /rɪˈkalsɪtr(ə)nt/

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Definition of recalcitrant

adjective

  • having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline:a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds

noun

  • a person with a recalcitrant attitude: a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker

Derivatives

recalcitrance

noun

recalcitrantly

adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin recalcitrant- 'kicking out with the heels', from the verb recalcitrare, based on calx, calc- 'heel'

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