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
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Pig Latinecalcitrantray
Starts & ends withR … T
Syllablesre · cal · ci · trant
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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