[in.tran.si.gent] adj [Sp intransigente, fr. in- + transigente, prp. of transigir to compromise, fr. L transigere to come to an agreement--more at transact] (ca. 1879) 1 a: refusing to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude: uncompromising b: irreconcilable
2: characteristic of an intransigent person -- intransigent n -- in.tran.si.gent.ly adv