Not submissive or compliant; intractable, disobedient. Frequently const. to.
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释义 | society > authority > lack of subjection > [adjective] > intractable or recalcitrant (52) unbuxoma1250 Not submissive or compliant; intractable, disobedient. Frequently const. to. unbowsomec1290 = unbuxom, adj. 1. sturdy13.. Hard to manage, intractable, refractory; rebellious, disobedient. Obsolete. wildc1350 Not under, or not submitting to, control or restraint; taking, or disposed to take, one's own way… Resisting control or restraint, unruly… stubbornc1386 Of persons or animals: Pertinacious or dogged in refusing obedience or compliance; unyielding, inflexible, obstinate: chiefly in bad sense… unbaina1400 Not ready or willing; disobedient. Obsolete. stoutc1410 In bad sense: Obstinate, intractable, stubborn, rebellious. Obsolete. kimeta1450 Foolish, stupid; mentally confused or disordered. Also: perverse, obstinate, intractable; awry. staffish?a1513 figurative. Stubborn, unmanageable. untractable1538 = intractable, adj. 1. (Common 1550–1800.) intractable1545 Of persons and animals: Not to be guided; not manageable or docile; uncontrollable; refractory, stubborn. sullen1577 transferred. Of animals and inanimate things: Obstinate, refractory; stubborn, unyielding. restiff1578 Of a person: stubbornly refusing to advance; resisting control, intractable, refractory, unmanageable. Also figurative and in extended use. Cf. re… indocile1603 Unwilling or unapt to be taught; not readily submitting to instruction or guidance; intractable. resty1603 Refusing to go forward, refractory, resisting control. Later also: restless, fidgety. Cf. restive, adj.… Of a person. Also as adv. (cf. to run restive… hot-mouthed1609 (a) restive or ungovernable, like a horse whose mouth is irritated by the bit (obsolete); (b) colloquial characterized by angry or abusive speech… immorigerous1623 Unyielding, obstinate: disobedient, rebellious; uncivil. intractive1623 = intractable, adj. uncompliable1626 (un-, prefix1 affix 1b.) restivea1628 Characterized by erratic or adverse behaviour arising from discontent, disquiet, etc. Cf. restiff, adj.… Of a person or (occasionally) a thing… non-complying1649 Failing or refusing to comply. uncompliant1659 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) incompliant1706 Not yielding or disposed to yield to the desires or requests of others; unaccommodating, unsubmissive, uncompliant. unobliging1707 Uncooperative, grudging; recalcitrant. recalcitrant1797 Esp. of a person or animal: obstinately disobedient; uncooperative, refractory; objecting to constraint or restriction. Also with to. unbiddable1825 (un-, prefix1 affix 1b.) stocky1836 dialect ? Not amenable to control, intractable; full of spirits, boisterous. recalcitrary1861 = recalcitrant, adj. 1. calcitrant1866 Kicking; that ‘kicks’ at any restriction. Cf. recalcitrant, adj. n. non-cooperative1867 Not cooperative; practising or relating to non-cooperation. recalcitrating1870 ropeable1870 Chiefly in predicative use. Requiring to be restrained, as with a rope; intractable, wild; violently angry. non-cooperating1895 Not cooperating; practising non-cooperation. bolshie1918 (a) = Bolshevik, adj. (b) transferred and figurative. Left-wing; uncooperative, recalcitrant. Subcategories:— of actions, conduct, or character (4) — and haughty (3) — and perverse (10) — of or relating to passive resistance (1) |
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