recalcitrant
adjective
resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
recalcitrancy
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a word derived from
recalcitrant.
Example Sentences
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But he, bitter against the educational recalcitrancy of England, wanted to make a point against the "hard-dying social stigma which attaches to being in trade" in England.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under this extreme recalcitrancy lies trouble of a kind that is manufactured only in Ireland.
From Time Magazine Archive
If they do not operate, the blame is put not on the subject as taught, but on the indifference and recalcitrancy of pupils.
From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey
Her recalcitrancy was kept up the larger part of one day, and she made the place almost unbearable that night by screaming and moaning.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by William Healy
Of these singers Maretzek has more or less to say in his book, but the point of view is that of the manager perpetually harassed by the jealousies, importunities, and recalcitrancy of his singers.
From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel
