Word of the Day for Angry People: Recalcitrant

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re·cal·ci·trant   Audio Help    /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-kal-si-truhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective 

1.	resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.

2.	hard to deal with, manage, or operate.

–noun 

3.	a recalcitrant person.

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[Origin: 1835–45; < L recalcitrant- (s. of recalcitrāns, prp. of recalcitrāre to kick back), equiv. to re- re- + calcitr(āre) to strike with the heels, kick (deriv. of calx heel) + -ant- -ant]

—Related forms

re·cal·ci·trance, re·cal·ci·tran·cy, noun 

—Synonyms 1. resistant, rebellious, opposed. See unruly.

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Sentence Usage: After spending about 15 minutes futilely explaining to his recalcitrant co-worker on the framing crew that it was time  for a lunch break, Tim grabbed his nail gun and shot his co-worker through the knee.

Comments

[susan]

Tim grabbed his nail gun and shot his co-worker through the knee.

Haven't we all been there, done that.

[riggs]

I shot Dave Beecher in the butt with a nail gun in ninth grade. Didn't go in but he retaliated in a rather violent sort of way. Can't say I blamed him.

[marmitetoasty]

I stabbed my brother in the arse with a knitting needle once when I was about 11.... he beat the shit out of me lol.....

oh and I threw a spud out of the bedroom window once, as a kid, at the horrible kid that lived next door...... it was a great shot, say no more lol

x

[mik]

I hit the school bully in the face with a snowball once. He chased me all the way to my school room, but I had wings on my feet and he couldn't catch me...He got in trouble. :-)

[glynis]

what a recalcitrant bunch you are. marmite! you? vicious. i looked at the ingredients and the description on a small jar of marmite today btw, and wasn't brave enough to try it for $7. but i thought about you! i'm heading down to home depot tonight. i feel a sudden insatiable urge to use a nail gun. might take the scenic route home and make a couple brief stops.......... now where'd i put my ski mask?

[Pixie]

I threw a hairbrush at my brother after he'd 'beaned' me with a jar of peanut butter. It stuck in his back. To this day he has a rectangular shaped scar made of tiny dots in his back... but he doesn't throw jars of peanut butter at me anymore.

:)