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View usage for: (rɪfræktəri) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Refractory people are difficult to deal with or control, for example because they are unwilling to obey orders. [formal] ...the situation when a state is confronted by a refractory religious minority. Synonyms: unmanageable, difficult, stubborn, contentious More Synonyms of refractory refractory in British English (rɪˈfræktərɪ) adjective1. unmanageable or obstinate 2. medicine not responding to treatment 3. (of a material) able to withstand high temperatures without fusion or decomposition nounWord forms: plural -ries4. a material, such as fire clay or alumina, that is able to withstand high temperatures: used to line furnaces, kilns, etc Derived forms refractorily (reˈfractorily) adverb refractoriness (reˈfractoriness) noun Word origin C17: variant of obsolete refractaryrefractory in American English (rɪˈfræktəri) adjective1. hard to manage; stubborn; obstinate said of a person or animal 2. resistant to heat; hard to melt or work said of ores or metals 3. a. not yielding to treatment, as a disease b. able to resist disease nounWord forms: plural reˈfractories4. something refractory; specif., a heat-resistant material used in lining furnaces, etc. Derived forms refractorily (reˈfractorily) adverb refractoriness (reˈfractoriness) noun Word origin altered < obs. refractary < L refractarius < refractus: see refract Examples of 'refractory' in a sentencerefractory Definition stubborn or rebellious refractory priests who tried to side with the king Synonyms uncooperative stiff-necked disputatious contumacious (literary) Additional synonymsDefinition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficultDefinition tending to quarrel He was a sociable if rather contentious man. Synonyms argumentative, wrangling, perverse, bickering, combative, pugnacious, quarrelsome, litigious, querulous, cavilling, disputatious, factious, captiousSynonyms obstinate, stubborn, perverse, rebellious, intractable, recalcitrant, haughty, intransigent, headstrong, obdurate, stiff-necked, disobedient, refractory, pig-headed, insubordinateNearby words ofrefractory - reflex
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Additional synonymsDefinition not easily pleased or satisfied I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this. Synonyms troublesome, trying, awkward, demanding, rigid, stubborn, perverse, fussy, tiresome, intractable, fastidious, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unmanageable, unbending, uncooperative, hard to please, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed, unaccommodating, unamenable Definition refusing to obey Her tone was that of a parent ordering a disobedient child. Synonyms defiant, disorderly, contrary, naughty, wayward, mischievous, unruly, intractable, wilful, undisciplined, refractory, obstreperous, insubordinate, noncompliant, contumacious, froward (archaic), nonobservant Definition determined to do something in one's own way and ignoring the advice of others He's very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath. Synonyms stubborn, wilful, obstinate, contrary, perverse, unruly, intractable, stiff-necked, ungovernable, self-willed, pig-headed, mulish, froward (archaic) Definition (of a person) difficult to influence or direct How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents? Synonyms difficult, contrary, awkward, wild, stubborn, perverse, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, wilful, incurable, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, undisciplined, cantankerous, unbending, obdurate, uncooperative, stiff-necked, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headedDefinition stubborn He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face. Synonyms stubborn, difficult, rigid, unreasonable, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, recalcitrant, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, stiff-necked, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, cross-grainedDefinition keeping stubbornly to a particular opinion or course of action He is obstinate and determined and will not give up. Synonyms stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, firm, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, steadfast, unyielding, opinionated, intransigent, immovable, headstrong, unmanageable, cussed, strong-minded, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, unshakable, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, contumacious, pertinaciousDefinition wayward or contrary You're just being perverse. Synonyms stubborn, contrary, unreasonable, dogged, contradictory, troublesome, rebellious, wayward, delinquent, intractable, wilful, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, cussed (informal), obdurate, stiff-necked, disobedient, wrong-headed, refractory, pig-headed, miscreant, mulish, cross-grained, contumaciousDefinition wilfully disobedient a recalcitrant child of an unhappy mother Synonyms disobedient, contrary, unwilling, defiant, stubborn, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, intractable, wilful, obstinate, unmanageable, ungovernable, refractory, insubordinate, contumacious (literary) Definition persistent and determined He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. Synonyms obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed, persistent, intractable, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, unyielding, headstrong, unmanageable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, unshakeable, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, contumaciousDefinition unable to be restrained or prevented The situation could become uncontrollable. Synonyms violent, wild, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernableAdditional synonymsDefinition difficult to control or organize It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children. Synonyms uncontrollable, wild, unmanageable, disorderly, turbulent, boisterous, rebellious, wayward, rowdy, intractable, wilful, lawless, fractious, riotous, headstrong, mutinous, disobedient, ungovernable, refractory, obstreperous, insubordinateDefinition determined to do things in one's own way a selfish and wilful congressman Synonyms obstinate, dogged, determined, persistent, adamant, stubborn, perverse, uncompromising, intractable, inflexible, unyielding, intransigent, headstrong, obdurate, stiff-necked, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, froward (archaic) |