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recalcitrant

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12 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacceilnrrttStarts with REnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Stubbornly resistant to authority or instruction.

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • His nimble fancy was recalcitrant to mental discipline.
  • There was something in her manner so reminiscent of the school teacher reprimanding a recalcitrant pupil that Mr. Snyder's sense of humor came to his rescue.
  • The incentive to this first-class performance was a 14 min. late start from Hellifield, due to a recalcitrant van door which could not be properly secured.

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