recalcitrant

adjective · nounC2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more recalcitrant

Superlative

most recalcitrant

1.
Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
2.
Unwilling to cooperate socially.
3.
Difficult to deal with or to operate.
The Hansa had no legal status, independent finances or a common institutional framework, while the major weapon against recalcitrant members (or opponents) was the threat of embargo.
4.
(botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

recalcitrants

1.
A person who is recalcitrant.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

adversarialintransigent obstreperous stubborn unruly argumentative disobedient defiant rebellious

Trái nghĩa

amenablecooperativeeager orthodox compliant obedientstubbornly unwilling to obey authority compliant, obedientnot viable for long period orthodox

Cùng gốc / liên quan

biorecalcitrantrecalcitrance recalcitrancyrecalcitrantly

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Nguồn gốc từ

French récalcitrant, in Latin recalcitrāns, recalcitrantis, present participle of recalcitrō, recalcitrāre (be disobedient, kick back [as a horse]), from calx (heel), 1820s.