| slovo | definícia |
recalcitrant
(encz) | recalcitrant,vzdorovitý Martin M. |
recalcitrant
(encz) | recalcitrant,vzpurný Martin M. |
Recalcitrant
(gcide) | Recalcitrant \Re*cal"ci*trant\ (r[-e]*k[a^]l"s[i^]*trant), a.
[L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref.
re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf.
Inculcate.]
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or
opposition; refractory.
[1913 Webster] |
recalcitrant
(wn) | recalcitrant
adj 1: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a
fractious animal that would not submit to the harness";
"a refractory child" [syn: fractious, refractory,
recalcitrant]
2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University
suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
recalcitrant
(encz) | recalcitrant,vzdorovitý Martin M.recalcitrant,vzpurný Martin M. |
recalcitrant
(wn) | recalcitrant
adj 1: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a
fractious animal that would not submit to the harness";
"a refractory child" [syn: fractious, refractory,
recalcitrant]
2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University
suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" |
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