Word of the Day – Recalcitrant

Recalcitrant (adj)

ree-kal-si-trant

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

Recalcitrant can also be used as a noun; as in a person with a recalcitrant attitude. .

Example sentences

“No matter how you try, there will always be those recalcitrant souls ready to undo everything that has been done”

“Recalcitrant and purposefully combative, he really was not worth the effort of engaging in conversation.”