Found 3 items, similar to Recalcitrant.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: recalcitrant
keras kepala, pembandel
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: recalcitrant
recalcitrant
adj 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or
guidance;
“a recalcitrant teenager”;
“everything
revolves around a refractory individual genius” [syn:
refractory]
2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority;
“the University
suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Recalcitrant
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.
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