recalcitrant
/ri'kælsɪtrənt/
adjective
12 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
2
Marked by stubborn resistance to authority.
“the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators”
WORD FORMS
Related formrecalcitrancy
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinecalcitrantray
Starts & ends withR … T
Syllablesre · cal · ci · trant
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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