refractory
Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
Other meanings
Not affected by great heat.
Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
Synonyms
- stubborn
Related words
- biorefractory
- chemorefractory
- nonrefractory
- photorefractory
- unrefractory
- electrorefractory
- psychological refractory period
- refractory metal
- refractorily
- refractoriness
- refractory period
- refractory rhyme
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “refractory” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.