incompliant

[in-kuh m-plahy-uh nt]

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adjective

not compliant; unyielding.

not pliant.

Origin of incompliant

First recorded in 1640–50; in-³ + compliant

Related formsin·com·pli·ance, in·com·pli·an·cy, nounin·com·pli·ant·ly, adverb

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Related Words for incompliant

adamantine, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, determined, die-hard, dogged, grim, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, inexorable, insubordinate, intractable, intransigent, iron, mulish, obdurate, opinionated

British Dictionary definitions for incompliant

incompliant

adjective

not compliant; unyielding or inflexible

Derived Formsincompliance or incompliancy, nounincompliantly, adverb

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