Word of the Day for Friday, December 11, 2009
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recalcitrant \rih-KAL-sih-truhnt\, adjective:
recalcitrant \rih-KAL-sih-truhnt\, adjective:
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Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
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The B.O. continues to be recalcitrant on providing the public an actual copy of his birth certificate!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Recalcitrant derives from Latin recalcitrare, "to kick back," from re-, "back" + calcitrare, "to strike with the heel, to kick," from calx, calc-, "the heel."
Recalcitrant derives from Latin recalcitrare, "to kick back," from re-, "back" + calcitrare, "to strike with the heel, to kick," from calx, calc-, "the heel."
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