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Refractory :: Refractory (n.) A refractory person.

Pervicacious :: Pervicacious (a.) Obstinate; willful; refractory.

Turbulent :: Turbulent (a.) Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits..

Calcitrant :: Calcitrant (a.) Kicking. Hence: Stubborn; refractory.

Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse..

Refractor :: Refractor (n.) Anything that refract.

Restive :: Restive (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory..

Refractor :: Refractor (n.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens..

Repugnant :: Repugnant (a.) Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature..

Intractable :: Intractable (a.) Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..

Unruly :: Unruly (superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct..

Stubby :: Stubborn (a.) Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule..

Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse..

Gannister :: Gannister (n.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads..

Refractoriness :: Refractoriness (n.) The quality or condition of being refractory.

Refractorily :: Refractorily (adv.) In a refractory manner; perversely; obstinately.

Refractory :: Refractory (a.) Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore..

Recalcitrant :: Recalcitrant (a.) Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory..

Recalcitration :: Recalcitration (n.) A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.

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