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Definition of: recalcitrant
(ri·kal′sə·trənt) adjective
Not complying; obstinate; rebellious; refractory.
—noun One who is recalcitrant. [<L recalcitrans, -antis, ppr. of recalcitrare kick back <re- back + calcitrare kick <calx, calcis heel]
—re·cal′ci·trance, re·cal′ci·tran·cy noun
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