calcitrant

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English

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Etymology

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Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare (to kick), from calx (heel), calcis (heel).

Adjective

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calcitrant (comparative more calcitrant, superlative most calcitrant)

  1. stubborn; refractory

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Latin

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Verb

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calcitrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of calcitrō