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recalcitrant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French récalcitrant, from Latin recalcitr?ns, recalcitrantis, present participle of recalcitr?, recalcitr?re (“be disobedient, kick back [as a horse]”), from calx (“heel”), 1820s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.?kæl.s?.t??nt/
Adjective
recalcitrant (comparative more recalcitrant, superlative most recalcitrant)
- Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
- 1908, Edith Wharton, "In Trust" in The Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories:
- His nimble fancy was recalcitrant to mental discipline.
- 1914, P. G. Wodehouse, "Death at the Excelsior":
- 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.
- 1959 June 8, "Kenya: The Hola Scandal," Time:
- Kenya's official "Cowan Plan," named after a colonial prison administrator, decreed that recalcitrant prisoners "be manhandled to the site and forced to carry out the task."
- 1908, Edith Wharton, "In Trust" in The Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories:
- Unwilling to cooperate socially.
- Difficult to deal with or to operate.
- 2003, Robert G. Wetzel, Solar radiation as an ecosystem modulator, in E. Walter Helbling, Horacio Zagarese (editors), UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, page 13:
- The more labile organic constituents of complex dissolved and particulate organic matter are commonly hydrolyzed and metabolized more rapidly than more recalcitrant organic compounds that are less accessible enzymatically.
- 2004, Derek W. Urwin, Germany: From Geographical Expression to Regional Accommodation, in Michael Keating (editor), Regions and Regionalism in Europe, page 47:
- The Hansa had no legal status, independent finances or a common institutional framework, while the major weapon against recalcitrant members (or opponents) was the threat of embargo.
- 2006, Janet Pierrehumbert, Syllable structure and word structure: a study of triconsonantal clusters in English, in Patricia A. Keating (editor), Phonological Structure and Phonetic Form, page 179:
- Particularly recalcitrant examples which made it impossible to remove actual words while maintaining the balance of the set were resolved by altering a consonant in the base word to create a new base form.
- 2010, Brian J. Hall, John C. Hall, Sauer's Manual of Skin Diseases, page 251:
- However, when a clinician is faced with a more recalcitrant case, it is important to remember to ask the patient whether psychological, social, or occupational stress might be contributing to the activity of the skin disorder.
- 2003, Robert G. Wetzel, Solar radiation as an ecosystem modulator, in E. Walter Helbling, Horacio Zagarese (editors), UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, page 13:
- (botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.
Synonyms
- (stubbornly unwilling to obey authority): argumentative, disobedient
- (difficult to operate or deal with): stubborn, unruly, adversarial, obstreperous, intransigent
See also Thesaurus:obstinate
Antonyms
- (stubbornly unwilling to obey authority): compliant, obedient
- (difficult to operate or deal with): amenable, cooperative, eager
- (not viable for long period): orthodox
Derived terms
- recalcitrance
- recalcitrancy
- recalcitrantly
Translations
Noun
recalcitrant (plural recalcitrants)
- A person who is recalcitrant.
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French récalcitrant, from Middle French recalcitrant, from Latin recalcitr?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?re?.k?l.si?tr?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?cal?ci?trant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
recalcitrant (comparative recalcitranter, superlative recalcitrantst)
- recalcitrant
- Synonym: weerspannig
Inflection
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /re?kal.ki.trant/, [r??kä??k?t??än?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /re?kal.t??i.trant/, [r??k?l??t??it???n?t?]
Verb
recalcitrant
- third-person plural present active indicative of recalcitr?
Romanian
Etymology
From French récalcitrant.
Adjective
recalcitrant m or n (feminine singular recalcitrant?, masculine plural recalcitran?i, feminine and neuter plural recalcitrante)
- recalcitrant
Declension
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recalcitrate
English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???kæls?t?e?t/
Verb
recalcitrate (third-person singular simple present recalcitrates, present participle recalcitrating, simple past and past participle recalcitrated)
- (intransitive) To kick back; to kick against anything.
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- [The National Assembly] has to hear of innumerable fresh revolts, Brigand expeditions; of Chateaus in the West, especially of Charter-chests, Chartiers, set on fire; for there too the overloaded Ass frightfully recalcitrates.
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- (transitive, by extension) To express repugnance or opposition.
- 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Society of the Lakes
- The more one was indignant at being the object of such a man's contempt, the more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his kicks.
- 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Society of the Lakes
Related terms
- recalcitrant
Latin
Verb
recalcitr?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of recalcitr?
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