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1. : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint. 2. a. : difficult to manage or operate. b. : not responsive to treatment. c. : resistant. this subject is recalcitrant both to observation and to experiment G. G. Simpson. recalcitrant noun. Did you know?
adjective. us / rɪˈkæl·sɪ·trənt / Add to word list. unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable: Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building. (Definition of recalcitrant from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of recalcitrant.
hard to deal with, manage, or operate. noun. a recalcitrant person. recalcitrant. / rɪˈkælsɪtrənt / adjective. not susceptible to control or authority; refractory.
adjective. us / rɪˈkæl·sɪ·trənt / Add to word list. unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable: Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building. (Definition of recalcitrant from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of recalcitrant.
(rɪkælsɪtrənt ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with. [formal] The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities. He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life.
Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French récalcitrant; Latin recalcitrant-, recalcitrāns. See etymology. Nearby entries. rebutton, v. 1827–.
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control. synonyms: fractious, refractory. disobedient. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority. adjective. marked by stubborn resistance to authority. “the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators” synonyms: defiant, noncompliant.
