stubbornly disobedient
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contumacious — I adjective anarchistic, cantankerous, contemptuous, contumax, defiant, defying lawful authority, disobedient, entete, factious, fractious, headstrong, indocile, indomitable, insolent, insolently disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, mutinous … Law dictionary
refractory — refractorily, adv. refractoriness, n. /ri frak teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. refractories. adj. 1. hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child. 2. resisting ordinary methods of treatment. 3. difficult to fuse, reduce, or… … Universalium
contumacious — adjective Date: 1583 stubbornly disobedient ; rebellious • contumaciously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
recalcitrant — adjective Etymology: Late Latin recalcitrant , recalcitrans, present participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, from Latin, to kick back, from re + calcitrare to kick, from calc , calx heel Date: 1843 1. obstinately defiant of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
refractory — re•frac•to•ry [[t]rɪˈfræk tə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child[/ex] 2) resisting ordinary methods of treatment 3) mel difficult to fuse, reduce, or work, as an ore or metal 4) mel … From formal English to slang
Ludvík Svoboda — Infobox President name=Ludvík Svoboda order = 8th office= President of Czechoslovakia term start=30 March, 1968 term end=28 May, 1975 predecessor=Jozef Lenárt (acting) successor= Gustáv Husák birth date=birth date|1895|11|25 birth place=Hroznatín … Wikipedia
Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter … Wikipedia
contumacious — contumaciously, adv. contumaciousness, contumacity /kon too mas i tee, tyoo /, n. /kon too may sheuhs, tyoo /, adj. stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient. [1590 1600; CONTUMACY + OUS] Syn. contrary, pigheaded,… … Universalium
willful — will·ful or wil·ful / wil fəl/ adj: not accidental: done deliberately or knowingly and often in conscious violation or disregard of the law, duty, or the rights of others willful injury a willful violation of a court order will·ful·ly adv… … Law dictionary
contumacious — [ˌkɒntjʊ meɪʃəs] adjective archaic or Law stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority. Derivatives contumaciously adverb contumacy noun Origin C16: from L. contumax, contumac (perh. from con with + tumere to swell ) + ious … English new terms dictionary
