Being obstinately uncooperative toward authority.
Having a very uncooperative attitude.
Don't be recalcitrant Kevin. You know it brings out the worst in me.
- Crowley
Something people say to feel smart and superior. Also not the best insult to use in a rap battle.
"How dare that recalcitrant bunch question my authority."
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resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory., hard to deal with, manage, or operate
His total recalcitrance is based on his personal experiences with the local police who has more than once violated his basic rights.
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Choosing not to atone for one's crimes.
The recalcitrant bastard child fleed from the authorities.
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Sterilized profanity translation is Bad Ass.
(Sterilized profanity is a method of swearing you can do in front of your mother during dinner and, (if your father drinks) your father won't get the joke before you have finished dessert.)
Dude. That guy at the end of the bar is a bit of a recalcitrant donkey. It's best to leave him alone.
Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, allow The Recalcitrant Donkey to hear you call him that, otherwise, you will have to explain the meaning to him before he beats you to a bloody pulp!
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Probably the exact justification they used to seize Paris Hilton against her will where she was raped repeatedly. You know, I bet.... You know what? I'm not going to say it. I'll save it for later.
Hym "Call me too recalcitrant but whatever you use to try and punish me WILL INEVITABLY be used against you by the people you would least want to have control of it. Just like MY A.I. being used to commit genocide in the gaza strip. It isn't a choice between the people you want to have contril of it and the people you don't. It's a choice between me and someone worse..."