[rih-KAL-sih-truhnt]

adjective

Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.

Her recalcitrant chimp, Barry, attacked a woman and chewed her fucking face off.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Recalcitrant.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “recalcitrant”, accessed March 29, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Recalcitrant. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant


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