Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Recalcitrant

Recalcitrant (re*kal"si*trant) , adjective

[Latin recalcitrans, present participle of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to kick, from calx heel. Compare Inculcate.]

Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.