recalcitrant
adjective
re·cal·ci·trant
ri-ˈkal-sə-trənt
1
: obstinately defiant of authority or restraint
2
a
: difficult to manage or operate
b
: not responsive to treatment
c
: resistant
this subject is recalcitrant both to observation and to experiment—
G. G. Simpson
recalcitrant
noun
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