re·cal·ci·trant

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• re|cal|ci|trant — «rih KAL suh truhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. resisting authority or control; disobedient: »a recalcitrant child. The recalcitrant patient would not take his medicine. –n. a recalcitrant person or animal. ╂[< Latin recalcitrāns, antis, present… …   Useful english dictionary

• trant — ad·min·is·trant; in·trant; la·trant; reg·is·trant; se·ques·trant; ti·trant; trant; trant·er; trant·lum; en·trant; min·is·trant; pen·e·trant; re·cal·ci·trant; de·lus·trant; …   English syllables

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• recalcitrant — re·cal·ci·trant …   English syllables

• ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

• Recalcitrant — Re*cal ci*trant (r[ e]*k[a^]l s[i^]*trant), a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re re + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.] Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• recalcitrant — re•cal•ci•trant [[t]rɪˈkæl sɪ trənt[/t]] adj. 1) resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant: a recalcitrant prisoner[/ex] 2) hard to deal with, manage, or operate 3) a recalcitrant person • Etymology: 1835–45; < L recalcitrant …   From formal English to slang

• recalcitrant — re|cal|ci|trant [ rı kælsıtrənt ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL refusing to obey orders: a recalcitrant child 2. ) not operating or acting the way you want and therefore difficult to deal with: a recalcitrant computer ╾ re|cal|ci|trance noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Calcitrant — Cal ci*trant, a. [L. calcitrans, p. pr. of calcitrare to kick, fr. calx, calcis, heel.] Kicking. Hence: Stubborn; refractory. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English