[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 4 Oct. 2023.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “recalcitrant”, accessed October 4, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Recalcitrant. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved October 4, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant


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