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Recalcitrancy   Listen
Recalcitrancy

noun
1.
The trait of being unmanageable.  Synonyms: recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness.






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"Recalcitrancy" Quotes from Famous Books



... he went on in a passionate and eager voice to explain all he had thought of during the day and still further defend his recalcitrancy. ...
— The Martian • George Du Maurier

... of the venerable Pope Pius VII. came at once, strongly condemning the wife's recalcitrancy and blaming the priest. This letter, a chapter on conjugal duties, might have been dictated by the spirit of Fenelon, whose grace and tenderness pervaded ...
— A Second Home • Honore de Balzac



Words linked to "Recalcitrancy" :   unmanageableness, intractability, intractableness, recalcitrance, recalcitrant



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