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Synonyms for refractory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-frak-tuh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfræk tə ri |
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Définition 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
- 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
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