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The definition of recalcitrant
C19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre, from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heel
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| Synonyms: | disobedient, contrary, unwilling, defiant, stubborn, wayward, unruly, intractable, wilful, obstinate | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | obedient |
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