[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 16 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “recalcitrant”, accessed May 16, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Recalcitrant. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/recalcitrant