recalcitrant, adj.
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
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recalcitrant
sample sentences
"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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fractious recalcitrant refractory
sample sentences
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness""a refractory child"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to