adjective · rare

recalcitrant

recalcitrant · more recalcitrant · most recalcitrant

непокірний, неслухняний, непіддатливий, стійкий

непокорный, упорный, стойкий, прочный

störrisch, bockig, aufsässig, hartnäckig

Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authorityMarked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/

» He's a recalcitrant boy.

Meaning

4 senses

Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
widerspenstig, störrisch, bockig
непоко́рныйnepokórnyj, упо́рныйupórnyj
непокірнийnepokirnyj, неслухнянийnesluxnjanyj
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
Unwilling to cooperate socially.
Difficult to deal with or to operate.
stur, eigensinnig, störrisch
сто́йкийstójkij, про́чныйpróčnyj
непіддатливийnepiddatlyvyj, стійкийstijkyj
Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.

Examples

2 sentences

He's a recalcitrant boy.
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He is recalcitrant.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority:

hard to deal with or operate:

Русский

By meaning 2

marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority:

hard to deal with or operate:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority:

hard to deal with or operate:

Origin

Borrowed from French récalcitrant, in derived from Latin recalcitrāns, recalcitrantis, pre

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

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