INTRANSIGENT


Meaning of INTRANSIGENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -jənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Spanish intransigente, from in- + transigente, present participle of transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to come to an agreement — more at transact

Date: circa 1879

: characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude : uncompromising

intransigent in their opposition

an intransigent attitude

• intransigent noun

• in·tran·si·gent·ly adverb

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