adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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recalcitrant children
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Discovering the way of course takes us back to your recalcitrant dealers.
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For a fleeting moment Gina almost felt sorry for Hanne's recalcitrant son.
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He left Malmo in his private jet without his recalcitrant caddie.
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It was intended to pressure a recalcitrant attorney general into authorizing the appointment of an independent counsel by a designated court.
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Mayor Willie Brown, rather than accepting the challenge, shifted the onus back on recalcitrant neighbors.
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There were hopeful signs from one recalcitrant state.
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They went up the track with Piper dragging his heels like a recalcitrant child.
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We giggled as we struggled to fit the final recalcitrant eye into the final unbending hook.