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| 1. | [ adjective ] resistant to authority or control | |
| Examples: | "as refractory as a mule" |
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| Related terms: | uncooperative | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by stubborn resistance to authority | |
| Synonyms: | recalcitrant | |
| Examples: | "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" |
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| Related terms: | intractable defiant | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] stubbornly resistant to authority or control | |
| Synonyms: | fractious | |
| Examples: | "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness" "a refractory child" |
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| Related terms: | disobedient | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (medicine) not responding to treatment | |
| Synonyms: | stubborn | |
| Examples: | "a stubborn infection" "a refractory case of acne" |
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| Related terms: | medicine intractable | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance | |
| Synonyms: | recalcitrant | |
| Examples: | "a recalcitrant teenager" "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" |
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| Related terms: | intractable defiant | |
| 6. | [ noun ] lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace | |
| Synonyms: | furnace_lining | |
| Related terms: | lining alumina fireclay | |
| Similar spelling: |
refract refractometer refractivity refracture refractive refraction refractile refrigerator repressor |
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