Recalcitrant Definition & Meaning
recalcitrant
- adjective
- 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"
Words that rhyme with recalcitrant
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