RECALCITRANT


Meaning of RECALCITRANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪˈkælsɪtrənt ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 obstinately disobedient. 2 objecting to restraint. --n. a recalcitrant person. øørecalcitrance n. recalcitrantly adv. [L recalcitrare (as RE-, calcitrare kick out with the heels f. calx calcis heel)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.