Antonyms for refractory

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-frak-tuh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfræk tə ri

Definition of refractory

Origin : "stubborn, obstinate, perverse," 1610s (earlier refractorious, 1550s, refractary, c.1600), from Latin refractarius "obstinate, stubborn," from past participle stem of refringere (see refraction). Related: Refractorily; refractoriness.

adj stubborn
adj inflexible
adj obstinate

Example sentences :

He bid me tell you so, when he went out, if I found you refractory.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

She tugs and pulls, and thumps the refractory thing on the floor.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

Together and with whisperings, they fidgeted with the refractory catch.
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Grace, who was struggling with a refractory window, paused for breath.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

James was a refractory and disobedient child from the very cradle.
Extract from : « An Old Sailor's Yarns » by Nathaniel Ames

Brook shook his head and began to refill his refractory pipe.
Extract from : « Adam Johnstone's Son » by F. Marion Crawford

She evidently dreaded a meeting with her refractory teacher.
Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)

The porters were not always easy to manage, and on some occasions were refractory.
Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin

No temper is exactly sunny after a struggle with a refractory engine.
Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

The most refractory of chemical compounds can be broken up by that heat.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

Synonyms for refractory

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