adj 1 obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 1 resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory; 2 hard to deal with manage or operate.
She was a recalcitrant in her teens.
She was a recalcitrant in her teens.
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disobedient; uncontrollable; contrary; defiant; fractious
amenable; obedient; passive
4 syllables
re-cal-ci-trant
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