recalcitrant: adjective definition: resisting authority or control not obedient or compliant hard to deal with, manage, or operate

recalcitrant pronunciation: ri-kal-si-truh nt

recalcitrant recalcitrance recalcitrant related forms: noun noun (person) recalcitrant adverb recalcitrantly

recalcitrant synonyms: obstreperous resistant rebellious opposed refractory unruly intractable disobedient headstrong obstinate

recalcitrant The runner was plagued by a recalcitrant injury.

recalcitrant Recalcitrant, the child refused to listen.

recalcitrant The recalcitrant team constantly fought their boss.

recalcitrant The recalcitrant children were difficult to control.

recalcitrance The boy’s recalcitrance was visible in his expression.

recalcitrance Recalcitrance came naturally to the goat.

recalcitrantly recalcitrantly leads his men. In Braveheart, William Wallace recalcitrantly leads his men.