refractory
Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to somethingObstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
Meaning
4 sensesObstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
widerborstig, widerspenstig, störrisch
Not affected by great heat.
hitzebeständig, feuerbeständig, feuerfest
жаропрочныйžaropročnyj, огнеупорныйogneupornyj
Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
not responding to treatment
Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
unbeeinflussbar, refraktär, passiv
Examples
2 sentencesTom bought a refractory telescope.
A refractory material resists heat.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
Origin
From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“toFrom Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Originally refractary, refractarie, but reanalysed after other adjectives in -ory.
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Forms
more refractory, most refractory| Comparative | more refractory Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most refractory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
63 synonyms- not responding to treatment:stubborn
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control:fractiousrecalcitrant
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.