[rih-FRAK-tuh-ree]
adjective
Stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable.
My shitty hair is absolutely refractory today.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Refractory.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/refractory. Accessed 11 July 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “refractory”, accessed July 11, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/refractory.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Refractory. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/refractory